CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor prior 7.28.20008 on Windows toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in toctou. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-42701. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A race condition exists in the Falcon sensor for Windows that could allow an attacker, with the prior ability to execute code on a host, to delete arbitrary files. CrowdStrike released a security fix for this issue in Falcon sensor for Windows versions 7.24 and above and all Long Term Visibility (LTV) sensors. There is no indication of exploitation of these issues in the wild. Our threat hunting and intelligence team are actively monitoring for exploitation and we maintain visibility into any such attempts. The Falcon sensor for Mac, the Falcon sensor for Linux and the Falcon sensor for Legacy Systems are not impacted by this. CrowdStrike was made aware of this issue through our HackerOne bug bounty program. It was discovered by Cong Cheng and responsibly disclosed.

The advisory is available at crowdstrike.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-42701 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270001 (CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor 7.16.x < 7.16.18637 / 7.24.19608 / 7.25.19706 / 7.26.19809 / 7.26.19811 / 7.27.19907 / 7.28.20006 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.16.18637, 7.24.19608, 7.25.19707, 7.26.19813, 7.27.19909 or 7.28.20008 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (270001). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 270001
Nessus Name: CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor 7.16.x < 7.16.18637 / 7.24.19608 / 7.25.19706 / 7.26.19809 / 7.26.19811 / 7.27.19907 / 7.28.20006 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Falcon Sensor 7.16.18637/7.24.19608/7.25.19707/7.26.19813/7.27.19909/7.28.20008

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
10/08/2025 +175 days Advisory disclosed
10/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/11/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: crowdstrike.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-42701 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-42701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327642

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2025 20:27
Updated: 10/11/2025 03:53
Changes: 10/08/2025 20:27 (62), 10/11/2025 03:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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