Advisory severityHigh8.4Palo Alto Networks

High [CVE-2026-0231] information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM

This high-severity Palo Alto Networks advisory covers CVE-2026-0231; related products: Cortex XDR.

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CVE-2026-0231 Source published Mar 11, 2026Source updated Jun 17, 2026

VulniPulse record published Mar 11, 2026Record updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-0231

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Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM allows an authenticated user to obtain and modify sensitive information by triggering live terminal session via Cortex UI and modifying any configuration setting. The attacker must have network access to the Broker VM to exploit this issue.

Affected versions

Cortex XDR Broker VM < 30.0.49

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Fixed versions

Cortex XDR Broker VM >= 30.0.49

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Broker VM 30.0.49, and all later Cortex XDR Broker VM versions.
If automatic upgrades are enabled for Broker VM, then no action is required at this time.
If automatic upgrades are not enabled for Broker VM, then we recommend that you do so to ensure that you always have the latest security patches installed in your software.

Workaround status

No known workarounds exist for this issue.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

Sources

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Official resources

Cortex product documentation
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