CVE-2025-2181
Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud can result in the cleartext exposure of Prisma Cloud access keys in Checkov's output.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud can result in the cleartext exposure of Prisma Cloud access keys in Checkov's output.
- Record
CVE-2025-2181- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24618
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud can result in the cleartext exposure of Prisma Cloud access keys in Checkov's output.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24618- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-752m-78x6-q552
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud...
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud can result in the cleartext exposure of Prisma Cloud access keys in Checkov's output.
- Record
GHSA-752m-78x6-q552- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud can result in the cleartext exposure of Prisma Cloud access keys in Checkov's output.
- Record
CVE-2025-2181- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-2181 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Palo Alto Networks Checkov By Prisma Cloud, published August 13, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.