🛡️ CVE-2026-0232 — cortex-xdr-agent

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-0232 is classified as CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user.

Affected software

CVE-2026-0232 is recorded against 1 package.

• cortex-xdr-agent

Timeline and source

Published on 13 April 2026 and last revised on 7 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com

Other advisories for this package

cortex-xdr-agent has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2024-9469 (5.5 Medium, published 9 Oct 2024)
• CVE-2024-8690 (4.4 Medium, published 11 Sep 2024)
• CVE-2024-5905 (4.4 Medium, published 12 Jun 2024)
• CVE-2024-5907 (7.0 High, published 12 Jun 2024)
• CVE-2024-5909 (5.5 Medium, published 12 Jun 2024)
• CVE-2023-3280 (5.5 Medium, published 13 Sep 2023)
• CVE-2023-0002 (5.5 Medium, published 8 Feb 2023)
• CVE-2023-0001 (6.0 Medium, published 8 Feb 2023)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting) in other software:

• CVE-2026-66065 (8.0 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-56567 (5.1 Medium, published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-46485 (8.2 High, published 15 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-44768 (4.1 Medium, published 14 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-0418 (4.5 Medium, published 9 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-46399 (published 5 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-1784 (8.8 High, published 2 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-45087 (10.0 Critical, published 27 May 2026)

Details

Affected Packages

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