Medium6.7Palo Alto Networks
Cortex XDR: problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrato…
CVE-2026-0230 Published Mar 11, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-0230
Affected products & platforms
Palo Alto NetworksCortex
Summary
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Affected versions
- Cortex XDR Agent < 8.7.101-CE
- Cortex XDR Agent < 8.3.102-CE
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.7.101-CE
- Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.3.102-CE
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- 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.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
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