CVE-2023-0001
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Cortex XDR Agent: Cleartext Exposure of Agent Admin Password
An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Cortex XDR agent
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- Cortex XDR agent
- Platforms
- Windows
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 All | unaffected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 7.8 All | unaffected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 7.5 | affected | custom | 7.5.101-CE | Unavailable |
|
| 5.0 All | unaffected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |