CVE-2025-0132Network attack vector

Unauthenticated service interruption via undisclosed interface

Published May 14, 2025 · Updated May 14, 2025

Missing authentication in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM before 26.0.119 allows remote attackers to disable internal services. Palo Alto Networks has not disclosed the affected interface or the operation that accepts an unauthenticated service-control request. Network access to the Broker VM is required, no special configuration is needed, and the result is a service interruption.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM before 26.0.119 allows remote attackers to disable internal services. Palo Alto Networks has not disclosed the affected interface or the operation that accepts an unauthenticated service-control request. Network access to the Broker VM is required, no special configuration is needed, and the result is a service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0132
Published
May 14, 2025
Updated
May 14, 2025
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
Cortex XDR Broker VM
Classifications
CWE-306, CAPEC-36, T1489
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=26.0.0 <26.0.119 changes=[{"at":"26.0.119","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Broker VMversion=26.0.0 <26.0.119 changes=[{"at":"26.0.119","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

6.9Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
2.7Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CAPEC-36Using Unpublished APIs
T1489Service Stop

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