CVE-2025-0112

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent

Published Feb 19, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds or mitigations for this issue.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4639 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.
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00024}

epss

{'score': 0.00018}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
First Time appeared Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent
Weaknesses CWE-754
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.3:CE:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.4.*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, '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:Y/R:U/V:D/U:Amber'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Feb 20, 2025, 5:23 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2024, 11:23 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Feb 20, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 AM