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CVE-2025-4228: Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

4.6 CVSS

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-4228

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.6

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Problem Types

CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Affected Products

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks

Product: Cortex XDR Broker VM

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.01% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 1.18% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4228
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4228

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