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CVE-2025-42706

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-42706 describes a logic error in the Falcon sensor for Windows that allows an attacker with prior code execution to delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability specifically impacts Falcon sensor for Windows versions prior to 7.24 and all Long Term Visibility (LTV) sensors, while Mac, Linux, and Legacy Systems sensors are unaffected. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability has a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation, no public exploit code, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
CrowdStrikeFalcon Sensor For Windows
>= 7.16, < 7.16.18637CNA affecteddefault unknown
CrowdStrikeFalcon Sensor For Windows
>= 7.24, < 7.24.19608, >= 7.25, < 7.25.19707, >= 7.26, < 7.26.19813, >= 7.27, < 7.27.19909, >= 7.28, < 7.28.20008CNA affecteddefault unknown

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0017 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

elasticpatch availablevia llm_extracted
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expresspatch availablevia llm_extracted
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Vendor Advisories (2)

elasticllm-elastic-b9dab1caf18ec6e9

Issues Affecting CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows

expressllm-express-c3f872b392a68456

Issues Affecting CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows

References

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