A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low-privileged local Windows user to crash the agent. Additionally, malware can use this vulnerability to perform malicious activity without Cortex XDR being able to detect it.
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Description | A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low-privileged local Windows user to crash the agent. Additionally, malware can use this vulnerability to perform malicious activity without Cortex XDR being able to detect it. | |
Title | Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Crash the Agent | |
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Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent |
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Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9-CE:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9.101-CE:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9.102-CE:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.3-CE:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: palo_alto
Published:
Updated: 2025-04-11T16:02:36.119Z
Reserved: 2024-12-20T23:23:22.401Z
Link: CVE-2025-0121

Updated: 2025-04-11T15:44:52.156Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-04-11T02:15:18.403
Modified: 2025-04-11T15:39:52.920
Link: CVE-2025-0121

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