CVE-2024-5912: Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An improper file signature check in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent may allow an attacker to bypass the Cortex XDR agent's executable blocking capabilities and run untrusted executables on the device. This issue can be leveraged to execute untrusted software without being detected or blocked.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent: from 7.9-CE, before 7.9.102-CE (fixed in 7.9.102-CE); from 8.2, before 8.2.2 (fixed in 8.2.2)

Published 2024-07-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.