CVE-2021-3042
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability requires the user to have file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\). This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR agent 6.1 without content update 181 or a later version; All versions of Cortex XDR agent 7.2 without content update 181 or a later version; All versions of Cortex XDR agent 7.3 without content update 181 or a later version. Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions are not impacted by this issue. Content updates are required to resolve this issue and are automatically applied for the agent.
INFO
Published Date :
July 15, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 27, 2021, 2:56 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2021-3042.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3042 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3042 No Types Assigned https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3042 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-427 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:content_update149:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:content_update150:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3042 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-2021-3042
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