Answer in brief
CVE-2024-5907 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.2) vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agentgeneric | >=7.9-CE <7.9.102-CE || 8.1.0 || >=8.2.0 <8.2.3 || >=8.3.0 <8.3.1 | 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.3, 8.3.1 |
Published upstream
Jun 12, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 3, 2026
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
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