Unauthorized access to Broker VM docker containers in Cortex XDR Broker VM



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-0113
CWE-ID CWE-424
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Cortex XDR Broker VM
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper protection of alternate path

EUVDB-ID: #VU104027

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0113

CWE-ID: CWE-424 - Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to VM docker containers.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the network isolation mechanism. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to Docker containers from the host network used by Broker VM and read files sent for analysis and logs transmitted by the Cortex XDR Agent to the Cortex XDR server.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cortex XDR Broker VM: 14.3.3 - 25.105.6

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0113


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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