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1 vulnerability found for Cortex XDR Microsoft 365 Defender Pack by Palo Alto Networks

CVE-2025-4234 (GCVE-0-2025-4234)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-12 17:18
Modified
2026-02-26 17:48
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
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.
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