CVE-2026-0230 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-0230: Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS

Vendor Palo Alto Networks
Product Cortex XDR Agent
Weakness CWE-754
Published March 11, 2026
Last update March 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 11, 2026 CVE published
March 11, 2026 Record updated