Is CVE-2024-9469 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-9469 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-10-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-9469?

CVE-2024-9469 has a CVSS score of 5.7 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber.

How do I patch CVE-2024-9469?

Patch guidance is available from paloaltonetworks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-9469.

CVE-2024-9469 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-9469?

3 products: paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent, paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent, paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent.

Description

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-754 CWE-754

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PALOALTONETWORKS
Published: 10/9/2024
Last Modified: 10/15/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

paloaltonetworks : cortex_xdr_agentpaloaltonetworks : cortex_xdr_agentpaloaltonetworks : cortex_xdr_agent

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD