[Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories] CVE-2025-0132 Cortex XDR Broker VM: Unauthenticated User Can Disable InternalServices
Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories /CVE-2025-0132
CVE-2025-0132 Cortex XDR Broker VM: Unauthenticated User Can Disable Internal Services
Description
A missing authentication vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM allows an unauthenticated user to disable certain internal services on the Broker VM.
The attacker must have network access to the Broker VM to exploit this issue.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Broker VM 26.0.0 | < 26.0.119 | >= 26.0.119 |
Required Configuration for Exposure
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Severity:LOW, Suggested Urgency:MODERATE
CVSS-BT:2.7 /CVSS-B:6.9 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type and Impact
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CAPEC-36 Using Unpublished APIs
Solution
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Broker VM 26.0.119, and all later Cortex XDR Broker VM versions.
- If you enabled automatic upgrades for Broker VM, then no action is required at this time.
- If you did not enable automatic upgrades, then we recommend that you do so for Broker VM to ensure that you always have the latest security patches installed in your software.
Workarounds and Mitigations
No known workarounds or mitigations exist for this issue.
Acknowledgments
CPEs
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:26.100.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:26.100.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:26.0.119:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:26.0.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:25.100.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:25.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:24.100.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:24.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:24.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm:24.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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