CVE-2025-0112 json
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
published 2025-02-19 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-4639
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 8.3.101-CE, 8.5.1, 8.6.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:X/U:Amber |
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
References
-
security.paloaltonetworks.com
/CVE-2025-0112
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-0112
- NVD CVE-2025-0112
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