Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2025 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2025-0121Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Crash the Agent
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Cortex XDR Agent from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low-privileged local Windows user to crash the agent. Additionally, malware can use this vulnerability to perform malicious activity without Cortex XDR being able to detect it.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.6.0 – before 8.6.18.5.0 – before 8.5.28.3-CE – before 8.3.101-CE HF7.9-CE – before 7.9.103-CE HF |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: 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:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0121 vendor-advisory