# CVE-2024-5907: Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2024-06-12. Updated: 2026-11-03.

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

## Remediation

- fix: This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.3, Cortex XDR agent 8.3.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions. This issue will not be addressed in Cortex XDR agent 8.1, which reached end-of-life (EoL) status on April 9, 2024. (source: CNA: palo_alto)

## Affected products and versions

- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent: ≥ 7.9-CE; < 7.9.102-CE (affected, custom); unaffected at 7.9.102-CE; 8.1.0 (affected); ≥ 8.2.0; < 8.2.3 (affected, custom); unaffected at 8.2.3; ≥ 8.3.0; < 8.3.1 (affected, custom); unaffected at 8.3.1; 8.4.0 (unaffected). Source: CNA: palo_alto; platforms: Windows

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.9.102",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.9",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "8.2.3",
            "versionStartIncluding": "8.1",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "8.3.1",
            "versionStartIncluding": "8.3",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 5.2 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber; source: CNA: palo_alto

- CVSS 4.0: 5.2 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber; source: NVD: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

- CVSS 3.1: 7 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.13% as of 2026-11-03; percentile 2.67%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-269

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 (CNA: palo_alto; vendor-advisory)

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 (psirt@paloaltonetworks.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Vendor Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: palo_alto: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5907; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-03

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5907; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-5907; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated Not reported

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