[Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories] CVE-2025-0134 Cortex XDR Broker VM: Authenticated Code Injection Vulnerabilityin Broker VM
Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories /CVE-2025-0134
CVE-2025-0134 Cortex XDR Broker VM: Authenticated Code Injection Vulnerability in Broker VM
Description
A code injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the host operating system running Broker VM.
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:2.6 /CVSS-B:6.5 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/S:N/AU:N/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-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’)
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 you do so for Broker VM to ensure that you always have the latest security patches installed in your software.
Workarounds and Mitigations
There are no known workarounds or mitigations 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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