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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-0031
Cortex XSOAR: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in Cortex XSOAR Engine
Vulnerability Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on a Linux operating system allows a local attacker with shell access to the engine to execute programs with elevated privileges.
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:
- Palo Alto Networks thanks Olivier Caillault for discovering and reporting this issue.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Cortex XSOAR
Vulnerable Versions:
6.9.0.0, 6.8.0.0, 6.6.0.0, 6.5.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 9th, 2022
Last Modified:
May 1st, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H