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CVE-2025-2184

Cortex XDR Broker VM: Secrets Shared Across Multiple Broker VM Images

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2025 at 05:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCortex XDR Broker VM

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cortex XDR Broker VM· Palo Alto Networks
60%
28.0.0 ≤ v < 28.0.5228.0.0
Affected range stops below 28.0.52, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2184

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMpalo_alto
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-1392

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