CVE-2024-8690

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

Un problema con un mecanismo de detección en el agente Cortex XDR de Palo Alto Networks en dispositivos Windows permite que un usuario con privilegios de administrador de Windows deshabilite el agente. Este problema puede ser aprovechado por malware para deshabilitar el agente Cortex XDR y luego realizar una actividad maliciosa.