Answer in brief
CVE-2026-0304 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VM (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.8. 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 Broker VM (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VMgeneric | >=20.0.96 <32.0.52 | 32.0.52 |
Published upstream
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM enables an authenticated low privileged user with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to execute code with root privileges on the Broker VM.
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