CVE-2025-0121
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CVE-2025-0121 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low-privileged local Windows user to crash the agent. Additionally, malware can use this vulnerability to perform malicious activity without Cortex XDR being able to detect it.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low-privileged local Windows user to crash the agent. Additionally, malware can use this vulnerability to perform malicious activity without Cortex XDR being able to detect it.
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- Status
- Deferred
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