CVE-2024-5907
📛 CVE Title
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- palo_alto
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.2 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber- Effective score
- 5.2 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-269 - Reserved
- 2024-06-12
- Published
- 2024-06-12 16:26 UTC
- Last updated
- 2024-08-01 21:25 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2024/5xxx/CVE-2024-5907.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2024-06-12 17:15:53 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2024-11-21 09:48:33 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.0 / 10 HIGH source: nvd@nist.gov
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.0 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0008 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 24.43% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 01:02 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2024-47039 - Assigner
- palo_alto
- Published
- Jun 12, 2024, 4:26:39 PM
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024, 9:25:03 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
5.2 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0900
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
-
Cortex XDR Agent (7.9-CE <7.9.102-CE)Cortex XDR Agent (8.1.0)Cortex XDR Agent (8.3.0 <8.3.1)Cortex XDR Agent (8.2.0 <8.2.3)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-vh98-48jw-fxwj
ENISA description: A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent |
7.9-CE (affected),
8.1.0 (affected),
8.2.0 (affected),
8.3.0 (affected),
8.4.0 (unaffected)
|
Windows |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (2) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 vendor-advisory
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 vendor-advisory
Web references (0)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory
Remediations (10)
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web:cve.akaoma.com
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-5907 , requires a high level of attack complexity and low privileges, making it difficult but not impossible to exploit. Organizations should ensure robust security configurations to mitigate risks.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:cvefeed.io
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:cvevault.com
CVE Vault - Search and explore Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVE ) database. Find security vulnerabilities by CVE ID, vendor, severity, and year. Stay secure with comprehensive CVE information.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
Vulnerabilities All vulnerabilities in the NVD have been assigned a CVE identifier and thus, abide by the definition below. CVE defines a vulnerability as: "A weakness in the computational logic (e.g., code) found in software and hardware components that, when exploited, results in a negative impact to confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Mitigation of the vulnerabilities in this ...
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:securityvulnerability.io
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows local users to execute arbitrary programs with elevated privileges. CVE-2024-5907 details this security issue affecting the Cortex XDR agent.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
Summary Improvements and fixes included in this update How to obtain and install the update How to obtain or download the latest cumulative update package for Linux More information File information Information about protection and security Summary This security update contains fixes and resolves vulnerabilities. To learn more about the vulnerabilities, see the following security advisories ...
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
Updated October 29, 2025: CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025), CVE -2025-59287
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 10 KB5071959 is an out-of-band update rolling out to all PCs that are not part of Extended Security Updates (ESU).
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC
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