cvelist/2022/0xxx/CVE-2022-0015.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2022-01-12T17:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2022-0015",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Cortex XDR Agent: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability"
    },
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                                        {
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "7.3",
                                            "version_value": "7.3.*"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "7.4",
                                            "version_value": "7.4.*"
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "7.5",
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "!",
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    },
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Palo Alto Networks thanks Xavier DANEST of Decathlon for discovering and reporting this issue."
        }
    ],
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    "description": {
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9."
            }
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    "exploit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue."
        }
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    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0015",
                "name": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0015"
            }
        ]
    },
    "solution": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12, Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions."
        }
    ],
    "source": {
        "defect": [
            "CPATR-13405",
            "CPATR-9287"
        ],
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
    },
    "timeline": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "time": "2022-01-12T17:00:00.000Z",
            "value": "Initial publication"
        }
    ],
    "work_around": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "There are no known workarounds for this issue."
        }
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    "x_advisoryEoL": false,
    "x_affectedList": [
        "Cortex XDR Agent 6.1",
        "Cortex XDR Agent 5.0"
    ]
}