Cortex XDR Broker VM: Secrets Shared Across Multiple Broker VM Images (Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 7 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A credential management flaw in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM causes different Broker VM images to share identical default credentials for internal services. Users knowing these default credentials could access internal services on other Broker VM installations. The attacker must have network access to the Broker VM to exploit this issue.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1392 — Use of Default Credentials
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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 | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-24615
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-2184
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0695 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Broker VM | affected 28.0.0 < 28.0.52 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |