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CVE-2023-0001

Cortex XDR Agent: Cleartext Exposure of Agent Admin Password

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: February 8, 2023 at 05:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCortex XDR Agent· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cortex XDR Agent· Palo Alto Networks
95%
7.5 ≤ v < 7.5.1017.5 ≤ v < 7.5.101-CE7.5
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.0 All (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 7.5.101, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.5.101-CE, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.8 All (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.9 All (unaffected)
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319

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