Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low-privileged local Windows user to crash the agent. Additionally, malware can use this vulnerability to perform malicious activity without Cortex XDR being able to detect it.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0121
Scores
CVSS v4
6.8
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.8%
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:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (5)
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent
7.9-CE - 7.9.103-CE HF
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent
8.3-CE - 8.3.101-CE HF
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent
8.5.0 - 8.5.2
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent
8.6.0 - 8.6.1
Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent
8.7.0 - 6.3.3
Published
Apr 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026