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GHSA-MMC8-8J7M-RCWJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-12 18:31 – Updated: 2025-09-12 18:31

Details

A problem with the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack can result in exposure of user credentials in application logs. Normally, these application logs are only viewable by local users and are included when generating logs for troubleshooting purposes. This means that these credentials are exposed to recipients of the application logs.

Severity ?

2.4 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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CVE-2025-4234 (GCVE-0-2025-4234)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-12 17:18 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:48

Title

Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials

Summary

Severity ?

2.4 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

CWE

CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Assigner

palo_alto

References

URL

Tags

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4234

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Palo Alto Networks	Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack	Affected: 4.6.0 , < 11.0.2-133 (custom)

Date Public ?

2025-09-10 16:00

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Sightings

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-MMC8-8J7M-RCWJ

CVE-2025-4234 (GCVE-0-2025-4234)

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