CVE-2022-0013 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-0013

Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File

Vulnerability Description

A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • This issue was found by Robert McCallum of Palo Alto Networks during an internal security review.

Affected Vendor

Palo Alto Networks

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Affected Software

Cortex XDR Agent
Vulnerable Versions:
7.4.*, 7.5.*, 7.2, 5.0, 6.1, 7.3

Timeline

Official Publish: January 12th, 2022
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.