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Security fix · CVE-2025-42701

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.

Published Oct 8, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2025 · CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows

Last checked Oct 25, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-42701. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.12%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.27 <7.27.19909

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

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  • vendor CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.27 <7.27.199097.27 <7.27.19909

How to fix CVE-2025-42701

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-42701. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.27 <7.27.19909 7.27 <7.27.19909. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 a

  2. Oct 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 a

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-42701

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-42701

    30-day exploitation probability 0.12%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-33293

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 25, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 25, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026