CVE-2024-5912

medium

Description

An improper file signature check in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent may allow an attacker to bypass the Cortex XDR agent's executable blocking capabilities and run untrusted executables on the device. This issue can be leveraged to execute untrusted software without being detected or blocked.

References

Advisories
References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5912

https://securityaffairs.com/165641/security/palo-alto-networks-critical-bug-expedition.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-07-10

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00021