Advisoriesby IbisPalo Alto NetworksCVE-2026-0304
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM: privilege escalation
Fix: upgrade to 32.0.52 or later
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM enables an authenticated low privileged user with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to execute code with root privileges on the Broker VM.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Broker VM Product | >= 20.0.96, < 32.0.52 | 32.0.52 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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-88