cvelist/2020/2xxx/CVE-2020-2049.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2020-12-09T17:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-2049",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Cortex XDR Agent",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows ",
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "7.1",
                                            "version_value": "7.1.* with content update 150"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows ",
                                            "version_affected": "=",
                                            "version_name": "7.1",
                                            "version_value": "7.1.* without content update 150"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows ",
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "7.2",
                                            "version_value": "7.2.* with content update 150"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows ",
                                            "version_affected": "=",
                                            "version_name": "7.2",
                                            "version_value": "7.2.* without content update 150"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows",
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "6.1",
                                            "version_value": "6.1.* with latest content"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows",
                                            "version_affected": "!",
                                            "version_name": "7.0",
                                            "version_value": "7.0.* with latest content"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Palo Alto Networks"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Palo Alto Networks thanks Chris Au of PwC Hong Kong - Darklab and Xavier DANEST of Decathlon for discovering and reporting this issue."
        }
    ],
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory. This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 with content update 149 and earlier versions; All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 with content update 149 and earlier versions."
            }
        ]
    },
    "generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
    },
    "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"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2049",
                "name": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2049"
            }
        ]
    },
    "solution": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Cortex XDR Agent content update version 150 and all later content update versions resolve this issue for Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 and Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 versions.\n\nCortex XDR Agent 6.1 and Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 are not impacted with the latest content update.\n\nContent updates are automatically applied for the agent. A Cortex XDR Agent version upgrade is not required to resolve this issue.\n"
        }
    ],
    "source": {
        "defect": [
            "CPATR-11314",
            "CPATR-10346"
        ],
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
    },
    "timeline": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "time": "2020-12-09T17:00:00.000Z",
            "value": "Initial publication"
        }
    ],
    "work_around": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "This issue is mitigated by preventing local authenticated Windows users from creating files in the Windows root directory such as C:\\."
        }
    ],
    "x_affectedList": [
        "Cortex XDR Agent 7.2",
        "Cortex XDR Agent 7.1"
    ]
}