CVE-2025-0112

MEDIUM

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0112

Scores

CVSS v4 6.8
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 8.3%
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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-754
Status published
Products (4)
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.3-CE - 8.3.101-CE
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.4.0
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.5.0 - 8.5.1
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.6.0
Published Feb 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026