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Vulnerability · 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 · catalog updated Jul 7, 2026 · cortex xdr agent

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0232. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of cortex xdr agent is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe 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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • 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

How to fix CVE-2026-0232

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0232. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of cortex xdr agent is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent 7.9; paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent 8.3; paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent 8.9.0; paloaltonetworks/cortex xdr agent 9.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-15. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0232

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-0232

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.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

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.