CVE-2025-4228

MEDIUM

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Various Sources vendor-advisory

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4228

Scores

CVSS v4 4.6

EPSS 0.0018

EPSS Percentile 7.6%

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-266

Status published

Products (1)

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VM 27.0.0 - 27.0.26

Published Jun 13, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026