5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-2020
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Denial of Service (DoS)
Description

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 11, 2020, 5:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-2020 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-2020 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Paloaltonetworks cortex_xdr_agent
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-2020.

URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2020 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Python library for working with Metasploit web service and parse Metasploit exported files.

site jekyll-site

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2021, 3:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Python library for working with Metasploit web service and parse Metasploit exported files.

metasploit-framework rest-api python3 library msf msf-webservice parser

Python Shell

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 15, 2021, 9:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

SpringBoot Vulscan

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 8, 2021, 1:48 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 12, 2020, 11:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-2020 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-2020 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2020 No Types Assigned https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2020 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-755
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.10 *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1 up to (excluding) 6.1.7 *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1 up to (excluding) 7.1.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2. An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-2020 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-2020 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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