CVE-2025-42701: CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows Race Condition
CrowdStrike · Falcon sensor for Windows
Vendor fix available · Affected: CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 2% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products2
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- CrowdStrike · Falcon sensor for Windowsfrom 7.28 before 7.28.20008; from 7.27 before 7.27.19909; from 7.26 before 7.26.19813; from 7.25 before 7.25.19707; from 7.24 before 7.24.19608
- CrowdStrike · Falcon sensor for Windowsfrom 7.16 before 7.16.18637
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- CrowdStrike
- Published
- October 2025
CoverageNo articles yet
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