CVE-2025-2184 | BDVDB-2026-289463 Detail

Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Broker VM

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.

Impact#

CAPEC-114 Authentication Abuse

Weaknesses#

CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials

References#

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2184

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-08-13Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-08-13
Last modified: 2025-08-13

Vendor information

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks
Product: Cortex XDR Broker VM

All Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 8.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 28.0.0 and < 28.0.52
Fixed
28.0.52
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
28.0.52

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

5.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Physical
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).