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CVE-2025-0132

Cortex XDR Broker VM: Unauthenticated User Can Disable Internal Services

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A missing authentication vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM allows an unauthenticated user to disable certain internal services on the Broker VM. The attacker must have network access to the Broker VM to exploit this issue.

*Credits: Bartosz Chałek, Piotr Kozowicz of CERT Team of ING Bank Slaski
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
None
None
Integrity
Low
None
Availability
Low
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-12-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-14 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-14 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0132 2025-05-14
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Palo Alto Networks
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks"
 Cortex XDR Broker VM
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "Cortex XDR Broker VM"
 >= 26.0.0 < 26.0.119
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "Cortex XDR Broker VM" and version " >= 26.0.0 < 26.0.119"
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Affected