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01 Record

CVE-2026-0230

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto
CNA base score4.0 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

02 Description

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS

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.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 3.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.0 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. 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
2026-03-11 18:02Z7 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-03-11 20:19Z7 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-11-03
Assigning CNA
palo_alto
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Weaknesses
  • CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional ConditionsClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
1f9ca660677b5a2db8ea93b75781a28d1612ed4bd4729f986de610aea2bdb0a8

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent8.7-CE to < 8.7.101-CE, 8.3-CE to < 8.3.102-CEmacOS

06 References

07 Remediation

This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Agent 8.9.0, Cortex XDR Agent 8.7.101-CE, Cortex XDR Agent 8.3.102-CE, and all later Cortex XDR Agent versions.