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Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR 8.10.x < 8.13.0.11 Path Traversal

high Nessus Plugin ID 321509

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is affected by a path traversal vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR application installed on the remote Linux host is affected by a path traversal vulnerability:

 - A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host. (CVE-2026-0270)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR version 8.13.0.11 or later.

See Also

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0270

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 321509

File Name: palo_alto_cortex_xsoar_CVE-2026-0270.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/18/2026

Updated: 6/18/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-0270

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-0270