CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor prior 7.28.20008 on Windows origin validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor on Windows. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes origin validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-42706. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor on Windows. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a origin validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-346. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic error 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 teams 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at crowdstrike.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-42706 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Origin validation
CWE: CWE-346 / CWE-345
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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-2025-42706 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-42706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327643

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2025 20:28
Updated: 10/11/2025 03:53
Changes: 10/08/2025 20:28 (62), 10/11/2025 03:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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