CVE-2026-0232 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-0232: Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows

Vendor Palo Alto Networks
Product Cortex XDR Agent
Weakness CWE-15
Published April 13, 2026
Last update April 13, 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 Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 13, 2026 CVE published
April 13, 2026 Record updated