CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows Race Condition_CVE-2025-42701

5.6 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A race condition exists in the Falcon sensor for Windows that could allow an attacker, with the prior ability to execute code on a host, to delete arbitrary files. CrowdStrike released a security fix for this issue in Falcon sensor for Windows versions 7.24 and above and all Long Term Visibility (LTV) sensors.

There is no indication of exploitation of these issues in the wild. Our threat hunting and intelligence team are actively monitoring for exploitation and we maintain visibility into any such attempts.

The Falcon sensor for Mac, the Falcon sensor for Linux and the Falcon sensor for Legacy Systems are not impacted by this.

CrowdStrike was made aware of this issue through our HackerOne bug bounty program. It was discovered by Cong Cheng and responsibly disclosed.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-42701

Source CrowdStrike

Published Oct 8, 2025 at 17:18

Modified Oct 8, 2025 at 17:31

Affected Product

Vendor CrowdStrike

Product Falcon sensor for Windows

Version 7.28

Affected Versions CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.28
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.27
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.26
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.25
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.24
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.16

CWE Classification

CWE-367

References

www.crowdstrike.com /en-us/security-advisories/issues-affecting-crowdstrike-falcon-sensor-for-windows/

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