CVE-2026-0232
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.
Published Apr 13, 2026 · updated Jul 7, 2026 · paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent
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.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jul 7, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Affected
- cpe paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agentversion unspecified
- cpe paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent7.9
- cpe paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent8.3
- cpe paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent8.9.0
- cpe paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent9.0.0
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0232
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0232
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.
nvd.nist.gov