CVE-2025-4235
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Publication date: 2025-09-12

Last updated on: 2025-09-15

Assigner: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description
An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks User-ID Credential Agent (Windows-based) can expose the service account password under specific non-default configurations. This allows an unprivileged Domain User to escalate privileges by exploiting the account’s permissions. The impact varies by configuration: * Minimally Privileged Accounts: Enable disruption of User-ID Credential Agent operations (e.g., uninstalling or disabling the agent service), weakening network security policies that leverage Credential Phishing Prevention https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/advanced-url-filtering/administration/url-filtering-features/credential-phishing-prevention under a Domain Credential Filter https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/advanced-url-filtering/administration/url-filtering-features/credential-phishing-prevention/methods-to-check-for-corporate-credential-submissions configuration. * Elevated Accounts (Server Operator, Domain Join, Legacy Features): Permit increased impacts, including server control (e.g., shutdown/restart), domain manipulation (e.g., rogue computer objects), and network compromise via reconnaissance or client probing.
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Published
2025-09-12
Last Modified
2025-09-15
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2025-4235
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Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
palo_alto_networks user-id_credential_agent 11.0.0
palo_alto_networks user-id_credential_agent 11.0.2-133
palo_alto_networks user-id_credential_agent 11.0.1
palo_alto_networks user-id_credential_agent 11.0.3
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CWE ID Description
CWE-497 The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an information exposure issue in the Palo Alto Networks User-ID Credential Agent for Windows. It can expose the service account password under certain non-default configurations, allowing an unprivileged Domain User to escalate privileges by exploiting the account's permissions. Depending on the account's privilege level, impacts range from disrupting the agent's operations to gaining control over servers and manipulating the domain.

Impact Analysis

The impact depends on the configuration of the affected account. For minimally privileged accounts, it can disrupt User-ID Credential Agent operations, weakening network security policies such as Credential Phishing Prevention. For elevated accounts, it can lead to more severe consequences including server control (shutdown/restart), domain manipulation (creating rogue computer objects), and network compromise through reconnaissance or client probing.

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