CVE-2021-3041 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms, allowing an authenticated local user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires specific user privileges, such as creating files in the Windows root directory or manipulating key registry values. The vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, < 5.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1, < 6.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2, < 7.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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