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CVE-2025-0112: Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-754
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.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent: from 8.3-CE before 8.3.101-CE; from 8.5.0 before 8.5.1; 8.4.0 — fixed in 8.3.101-CE, 8.5.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 8.3.101-CE, 8.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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