Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Broker VM | unaffected |
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EUVD-2025-18225 | An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM allows an authenticated administrative user to execute certain files available within the Broker VM and escalate their privileges to root. |
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.197% probability within 30 days)
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| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4228 |
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| Description | An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM allows an authenticated administrative user to execute certain files available within the Broker VM and escalate their privileges to root. | |
| Title | Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-266 | |
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