{"id":"CVE-2022-0013","aliases":["EUVD-2022-15234","GHSA-wmg3-55rj-pwcx"],"status":"published","title":"Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File","description":"A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00227,"percentile":0.13493,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-200","CWE-538"],"published":"2022-01-12T17:30:17Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:19:53Z","products":[{"vendor":"palo alto networks","product":"cortex xdr agent"},{"vendor":"paloaltonetworks","product":"cortex_xdr_agent"}],"references":[{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0013","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0013"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmg3-55rj-pwcx"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-0013","title":"Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File","description":"A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. 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