CVE-2025-2184
Cortex XDR Broker VM: Secrets Shared Across Multiple Broker VM Images
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 10, 2025
Description
A credential management flaw in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR® Broker VM causes different Broker VM images to share identical default credentials for internal services. Users knowing these default credentials could access internal services on other Broker VM installations.
The attacker must have network access to the Broker VM to exploit this issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Cortex XDR Broker VMPalo Alto Networks |
|
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2184vendor-advisory
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