Palo Alto NetworksCVE-2026-0276
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM: privilege escalation
Fix: upgrade to 31.0.58 or later
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM enables a locally authenticated user to perform actions as the root user.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Broker VM Product | >= 20.0.96, < 31.0.58 | 31.0.58 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-269