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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-3280 – Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-3280

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the protection mechanism. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disable the agent, and results in a denial of service condition.

Impact

  • Denial of Service

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-3280

Affected Vendors

Palo Alto

Affected Products

  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 7.9-CE
  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 7.9
  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 7.5 CE
  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 5.0

Remediation

Refer to Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories

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