CVE-2026-0231 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Palo Alto Networks	Cortex Xdr Broker Vm

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References

Link	Providers
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0231

History

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Cortex XDR Broker VM: Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks cortex Xdr Broker Vm
Weaknesses		CWE-497
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm::::::::
Vendors & Products		Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks cortex Xdr Broker Vm
References		https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0231
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published: 2026-03-11T18:03:21.302Z

Updated: 2026-03-11T20:21:35.933Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T20:43:52.020Z

Link: CVE-2026-0231

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-11T18:16:21.413

Modified: 2026-03-11T18:16:21.413

Link: CVE-2026-0231

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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