Medium

Information disclosure in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM live terminal session

IdentifiersCVE-2026-0231CWE-200

CVE-2026-0231 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM. According to the provided content, an authenticated user can obtain and modify sensitive information by triggering a live terminal session through the Cortex UI and then modifying configuration settings. Exploitation requires network access to the Broker VM. The issue affects Cortex XDR Broker VM 30.0.0 versions prior to 30.0.49.

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ANALYST BRIEF

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an authenticated attacker to access sensitive information exposed through the vulnerable workflow and to modify configuration settings on the Broker VM. This can compromise the confidentiality of sensitive data and the integrity of system configuration, potentially enabling further operational disruption or weakening of security controls within the affected deployment.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the Broker VM to only trusted administrative hosts and users, minimize the number of accounts permitted to authenticate to the Cortex UI, and closely monitor use of live terminal session functionality and configuration changes for anomalous activity. Apply vendor-recommended mitigations from the Palo Alto Networks advisory until the fixed version can be deployed.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM to a remediated release. Based on the provided content, affected versions are Cortex XDR Broker VM 30.0.0 prior to 30.0.49; users should update to version 30.0.49 or later and review the relevant Palo Alto Networks security advisory for any product-specific upgrade guidance.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

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Palo Alto NetworksCortex Xdr Broker Vmapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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ca ccsNews

Mar 12, 2026

Palo Alto Networks security advisory (AV26-228) - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

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