CVE-2025-42701 CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows Race Condition
A race condition in the Windows Falcon sensor allows local attackers to delete arbitrary files, requiring prior code execution on the host.
- 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-2025-42701?
CVE-2025-42701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows, published on 8 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition 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 team 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.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42701?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-42701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxj5-2xg2-3qmw.