6.8
Medium
CVE-2025-0121 A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a…
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.7 | earliest → < 8.7.0 | 8.7.0 |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.6 | 8.6.0 → < 8.6.1 | 8.6.1 |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.5 | 8.5.0 → < 8.5.2 | 8.5.2 |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.3 | 8.3-CE → latest | No fix stated |
| Cortex XDR Agent 7.9 | 7.9-CE → latest | No fix stated |
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6.8
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5.7
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