CVE-2026-0232Medium· 4.4▾ SunlitA 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.
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 24.2 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Jul 7.
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.2%
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.
cortex_xdr_agent >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.101cortex_xdr_agent = 7.9cortex_xdr_agent = 8.3cortex_xdr_agent = 8.9.0cortex_xdr_agent = 9.0.0Upgrade past the affected range:
cortex_xdr_agent 8.7.101Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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