CVE-2021-3049: Cortex XSOAR: Improper Authorization of Incident Investigations Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR server enables an authenticated network-based attacker with investigation read permissions to download files from incident investigations of which they are aware but are not a part of. This issue impacts: All Cortex XSOAR 5.5.0 builds; Cortex XSOAR 6.1.0 builds earlier than 12099345. This issue does not impact Cortex XSOAR 6.2.0 versions.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: 5.5.0, 5.5.0-70066, 5.5.0-73387, 5.5.0-75211, 5.5.0-78518, 5.5.0-94592 (+5)
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: from 6.1.0 before 12099345; 5.5.0 all — fixed in 12099345

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR 12099345. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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