CVE-2025-4235

Local service-account password disclosure

Published Sep 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Information exposure in Palo Alto Networks User-ID Credential Agent 11.0.2-133 allows local users to obtain its service account password. Palo Alto Networks has not disclosed where the agent stores or returns the password, or which operation exposes it under the affected configurations. A low-privileged Domain User needs local access enabled by non-default Group Policy; the stolen account permits agent disruption or broader domain and server control according to its assigned rights.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in Palo Alto Networks User-ID Credential Agent 11.0.2-133 allows local users to obtain its service account password. Palo Alto Networks has not disclosed where the agent stores or returns the password, or which operation exposes it under the affected configurations. A low-privileged Domain User needs local access enabled by non-default Group Policy; the stolen account permits agent disruption or broader domain and server control according to its assigned rights.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-4235
Published
Sep 12, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
User-ID Credential Agent
Classifications
CWE-497, CAPEC-37, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.0.0 <11.0.2-133 changes=[{"at":"11.0.2-133","status":"affected"},{"at":"11.0.3","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · User-ID Credential Agentversion=11.0.0 <11.0.2-133 changes=[{"at":"11.0.2-133","status":"affected"},{"at":"11.0.3","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

1.9Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
4.2Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
CAPEC-37Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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