CVE-2025-4228

Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Published Jun 12, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD 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.
History
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Metrics ssvc

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

ssvc

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

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00016}

epss

{'score': 0.00017}

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Metrics ssvc

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

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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
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 10:03 PM
Reserved
May 2, 2025, 7:10 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 13, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:32 AM