VDB-308947 · CVE-2025-0134 · EUVD-2025-14902

Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker VM 26.0.116 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker VM. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-0134. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker VM and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Christiaan Van Aken. It is possible to read the advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-0134 since 12/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26.0.119 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14902). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Palo Alto

Name

Cortex XDR Broker VM

Version

26.0.116

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cortex XDR Broker VM 26.0.119

Timelineinfo

12/21/2024 🔍
05/14/2025 +143 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Christiaan Van Aken
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0134 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0134
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308947
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 20:30
Updated: 05/15/2025 06:58
Changes: 05/14/2025 20:30 (73), 05/15/2025 06:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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