Endpoint Security and HX
CVE-2025-0618: Malicious third party could invoke a persistent denial of service in FireEye EDR HX
A malicious third party could invoke a persistent denial of service vulnerability in FireEye EDR agent by sending a specially-crafted tamper protection event to the HX service to trigger an exception.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| FireEye EDR HX HX 10.0 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
A malicious third party could invoke a persistent denial of service vulnerability in FireEye EDR agent by sending a specially-crafted tamper protection event to the HX service to trigger an exception. This exception will prevent any further tamper protection events from being processed, even after a reboot of HX.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.