CVE-2025-4228

Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM allows an authenticated administrative user to execute certain files available within the Broker VM and escalate their privileges to root.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Broker VM 27.0.26, and all later Cortex XDR Broker VM versions. * If you enabled automatic upgrades for Broker VM, then no action is required at this time. * If you did not enable automatic upgrades, then we recommend that you do so for Broker VM to ensure that you always have the latest security patches installed in your software.

Workaround:

  • No known workarounds or mitigations exist for this issue.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4228 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-4228?
CVE-2025-4228 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-4228?
To fix CVE-2025-4228: This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Broker VM 27.0.26, and all later Cortex XDR Broker VM versions. * If you enabled automatic upgrades for Broker VM, then no action is required at this time. * If you did not enable automatic upgrades, then we recommend that you do so for Broker VM to ensure that you always have the latest security patches installed in your software.
Is CVE-2025-4228 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-4228 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-4228?
CVE-2025-4228 affects Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM.
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