{"id":"CVE-2022-0014","aliases":["EUVD-2022-15235","GHSA-g6g5-57j8-8359"],"status":"published","title":"Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution When Using Live Terminal Session","description":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\\) to store a program that can then be unintentionally executed by another local user when that user utilizes a Live Terminal session. 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":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00259,"percentile":0.17633,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-426"],"published":"2022-01-12T17:30:18Z","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-2022-0014","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0014"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6g5-57j8-8359"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-0014","title":"Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution When Using Live Terminal Session","description":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\\) to store a program that can then be unintentionally executed by another local user when that user utilizes a Live Terminal session. 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-12T17:30:18.718Z","modified":"2024-09-16T23:00:50.618Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:42.028422Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-15235","description":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\\) to store a program that can then be unintentionally executed by another local user when that user utilizes a Live Terminal session. 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-12T17:30:18Z","modified":"2024-09-16T23:00:50Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:54:57.7565Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-g6g5-57j8-8359","title":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that...","description":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\\) to store a program that can then be unintentionally executed by another local user when that user utilizes a Live Terminal session. 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-13T00:01:10Z","modified":"2023-02-03T05:04:19Z","cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:53:31.794753Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-0014","description":"An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\\) to store a program that can then be unintentionally executed by another local user when that user utilizes a Live Terminal session. 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-12T18:15:08.133Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:19:53.257Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.9,"vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:10.836864Z"}]}}