01 Record
CVE-2023-3280
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 25.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-09-13 16:13Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-25 17:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-06-15
- Assigning CNA
- palo_alto
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2e8dc900c99d53bc715536a78750f4e8b95a4b5608f0cb5d717ac6bbe99379f3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent5.0, 7.5-CE, 7.9 to < 7.9.3, 7.9-CE to < 7.9.101-CE, 8.0 to < 8.0.2Windows
06 References
- security.paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-3280
07 Remediation
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.101-CE, Cortex XDR agent 7.9.3, Cortex XDR agent 8.0.2, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions.