CVE-2026-0232 — Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows
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 leverage…
Published: 2026-04-13 · CVSS: 4.0 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7