Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-0232
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 4.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.4
Products affected by CVE-2026-0232
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.9.0
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:9.0.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-