6.5

CVE-2025-0134: palo alto networks cortex xdr broker vm Code Injection

CVSS: 6.5v4.0MediumDeferred
Published 14-05-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-0134 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Code Injection vulnerability in palo alto networks cortex xdr broker vm. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A code injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the host operating system running Broker VM.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.49% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links