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Cortex XDR Release Notes
Product
Cortex XDR
Creation date
2025-03-16
Last date published
2025-05-11
Category
Release Notes
Abstract

Learn more about current maintenance releases of the Cortex XDR Broker VM and XDR Collectors.

Cortex XDR includes a number of features that are updated with every Cortex XDR Release. The Broker VM and XDR Collectors are released with their own version number, and can include additional changes that are integrated in a separate maintenance release. For more information about previous maintenance releases, see Previous Maintenance Releases.

Broker VM 27.0.47 (Major)

Abstract

Learn more about the Broker VM major 27.0.47 release.

The Broker VM major 27.0.47 release was released as part of the release of Cortex XDR 3.14. The release is divided into three deployments: April 27, 2025, May 11, 2025, and May 18, 2025. For more information on the changes integrated on this major release, see the Broker VM Version feature in the Cortex XDR 3.14 Release Notes.

XDR Collectors 1.5.0 (Major)

Abstract

Learn more about the XDR Collectors 1.5.0 major release.

The XDR Collectors major release for Windows 1.5.0.1733 and Linux 1.5.0.1695 was released as part of the release of Cortex XDR 3.13 on February 16, 2025. For more information on the changes integrated on this major release, see the XDR Collectors section in the Cortex XDR 3.13 Release Notes.

The following table describes the changes integrated for this release:

FEATURE/ISSUE

DESCRIPTION

New XDR Collector release versions for supporting different versions of Windows

To provide compatibility to older and newer versions of Windows, Cortex XDR now supports the following XDR Collector major versions:

  • XDRC 1.4.3 (Old line): Supports Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 R2 versions, including supported older versions. These versions will be maintained in their current state and will only receive critical fixes going forward. This version is based on the existing 1.4.X XDRC line.

  • XDRC 1.5.0 (New line): Supports Windows 10 and above OS versions. These versions will receive all new features and development going forward, including OpenSSL 3+. This version is based on the new 1.5.X XDRC release.

CPATR-25963

An issue with the XDR Collectors checking component tags is now fixed that sometimes caused duplicate logs, unnecessary downloads, and redundant copying operations.

CPATR-27427

An issue with an HTTP header in the XDR Collectors server is now fixed that caused duplicate logs in some cases.

XDR Collectors 1.4.3 (Major)

Abstract

Learn more about the XDR Collectors 1.4.3 major release.

The XDR Collectors major release for Windows 1.4.3.1686 was released as part of the release of Cortex XDR 3.13 on February 16, 2025. For more information on the changes integrated on this major release, see the XDR Collectors section in the Cortex XDR 3.13 Release Notes.

The following table describes the changes integrated for this release:

FEATURE/ISSUE

DESCRIPTION

New XDR Collector release versions for supporting different versions of Windows

To provide compatibility to older and newer versions of Windows, Cortex XDR now supports the following XDR Collector major versions:

  • XDRC 1.4.3 (Old line): Supports Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 R2 versions, including supported older versions. These versions will be maintained in their current state and will only receive critical fixes going forward. This version is based on the existing 1.4.X XDRC line.

  • XDRC 1.5.0 (New line): Supports Windows 10 and above OS versions. These versions will receive all new features and development going forward, including OpenSSL 3+. This version is based on the new 1.5.X XDRC release.

CPATR-25963

An issue with the XDR Collectors checking component tags is now fixed that sometimes caused duplicate logs, unnecessary downloads, and redundant copying operations.

CPATR-27427

An issue with an HTTP header in the XDR Collectors server is now fixed that caused duplicate logs in some cases.