CVE-2025-0121 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Crash the Agent
A local user can crash the Cortex XDR agent, allowing malware to operate undetected by disabling security monitoring.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0121?
CVE-2025-0121 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent, published on 11 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0121?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-0121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crr6-98cq-p482.