Cortex XDR M365 Defender Pack logs expose user creds
CVE-2025-4234 Published on September 12, 2025

Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Timeline

Initial Publication

Weakness Type

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.


Affected Versions

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
4.25%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.