CVE-2022-0029
Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability When Generating a Tech Support File
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- palo_alto
Description
An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a tech support file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| palo_altoCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 88% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent
- affected 7.7 – < 7.7.3
- affected 7.5 CE – < 7.5.101-CE
- affected 5.0 – < 5.0.12-hotfix update
Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent
- unaffected 7.8 all
- unaffected 7.7.3 – < 7.7*
- unaffected 7.5.101-CE – < 7.5 CE*
- unaffected 5.0.12-hotfix update – < 5.0*
What to do
Solution: This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12-hotfix update, Cortex XDR agent 7.5.101-CE, Cortex XDR agent 7.7.3, and all later versions of the Cortex XDR agent.
Exploitation: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue. However, details of this vulnerability are expected to become publicly available.
References (1)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0029 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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