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Medium [CVE-2026-0230] problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS

This medium-severity Palo Alto Networks advisory covers CVE-2026-0230 affecting Cortex XDR.

CVE-2026-0230 Published Mar 11, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-0230

Affected products & platforms

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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

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Fixed versions

Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.7.101-CE
Cortex XDR Agent >= 8.3.102-CE

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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 2 months ago·verify at source

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Official resources

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