Cortex XDR Broker VM Code Injection – Arbitrary Root Execution
CVE-2025-0134 Published on May 14, 2025

Cortex XDR Broker VM: Authenticated Code Injection Vulnerability in Broker VM
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-0134 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE

Timeline

Initial Publication

Weakness Type

What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CVE-2025-0134 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-0134

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.40%
Percentile
33.15%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.