Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials
Priority LOW 13CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack (Palo Alto Networks): 11.0.2-133
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack | 4.6.0 to before 11.0.2-133 | 11.0.2-133 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 4.6.0 to before 11.0.2-133 Fixed in 11.0.2-133 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 11.0.2-133
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmc8-8j7m-rcwj
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-4234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mmc8-8j7m-rcwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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