Is CVE-2022-0015 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-0015 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-0015?

CVE-2022-0015 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-0015?

CVE-2022-0015 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (14th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0015?

Upgrade cortex xdr agent to 6.1.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-0015

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. 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.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

cortex xdr agentNVD

Affected:>= 6.1, < 6.1.9Fixed in:6.1.9CVE-2022-0015derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

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CVE-2019-9491	High	7.8	13%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.