### [CVE-2024-5909](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5909)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Cortex%20XDR%20Agent&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=7.9-CE%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=8.1.0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=8.2.0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-269%20Improper%20Privilege%20Management&color=brightgreen)

### Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds
- https://github.com/ig-labs/EDR-ALPC-Block-POC
- https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
- https://github.com/plzheheplztrying/cve_monitor