CVE-2026-0230

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.04.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
4.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

CVSS v3
4.0
EG Score
4.0(medium)
EG Risk
23(Track)
EG Risk 23/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity40% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 11, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0230 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0230

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-16 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-08-14 07:50 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-14 07:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-08-12 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-08-11 08:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-08-10 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-08-09 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-08-07 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-06 02:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-08-04 01:21 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-04 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-02 17:36 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-02 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-07-27 13:42 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-07-27 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0230?
CVE-2026-0230 is a medium vulnerability published on March 11, 2026. A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
When was CVE-2026-0230 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0230 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 11, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0230 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0230 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0230?
CVE-2026-0230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0230?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0230, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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