Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 8.4.0/8.5.0 on Windows unusual condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 8.4.0/8.5.0 on Windows and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Agent. The manipulation leads to unusual condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-0112. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 8.4.0/8.5.0 on Windows. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unusual condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-754. The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Eldar Aharoni. It is possible to read the advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0112 since 12/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.3.101-CE, 8.5.1 or 8.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Unusual condition
CWE: CWE-754
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cortex XDR Agent 8.3.101-CE/8.5.1/8.6.0

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12/21/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Eldar Aharoni
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296327

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Created: 02/20/2025 07:47
Changes: 02/20/2025 07:47 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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