CVE-2025-0112: medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.8epss 0.2%
A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. This vulnerability can also be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then perform malicious activity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/U:Amber
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR AgentRelated CVEs — Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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