---
id: CVE-2024-5907
title: >-
  A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
  agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with
  elevated privileges
summary: >-
  A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
  agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with
  elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to
  successfully exp…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: paloaltonetworks
product: cortex_xdr_agent
affected:
  - 'cortex_xdr_agent >= 7.9, < 7.9.102'
  - 'cortex_xdr_agent >= 8.1, < 8.2.3'
  - 'cortex_xdr_agent >= 8.3, < 8.3.1'
patched:
  - cortex_xdr_agent 8.3.1
published: '2024-06-12'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T22:17:28.937'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5907'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0013
epssPercentile: 0.02678
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T06:38:03.567Z'
---

## Overview

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

## Affected

- `cortex_xdr_agent >= 7.9, < 7.9.102`
- `cortex_xdr_agent >= 8.1, < 8.2.3`
- `cortex_xdr_agent >= 8.3, < 8.3.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `cortex_xdr_agent 8.3.1`