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CVE-2026-0232 A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows…

Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Cortex XDR Agent 9.0 9.0 → < 9.0.1 9.0.1
Cortex XDR Agent 8.9 8.9 → < 8.9.1 8.9.1
Cortex XDR Agent 8.7 8.7-CE → < 8.7.101-CE 8.7.101-CE
Cortex XDR Agent 8.3 earliest → < 8.3-CE-CU-2120 8.3-CE-CU-2120
Cortex XDR Agent 7.9 earliest → < 7.9-CE-CU-2120 7.9-CE-CU-2120

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The 24 CVEs of Cortex XDR Agent →
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