CVE-2025-2181 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2181

History

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Cleartext Exposure of Credentials
Weaknesses		CWE-312
References		https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2181
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published: 2025-08-13T17:03:03.787Z

Updated: 2025-08-13T20:31:43.129Z

Reserved: 2025-03-10T17:56:23.828Z

Link: CVE-2025-2181

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-13T20:31:37.077Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-13T17:15:27.000

Modified: 2025-08-13T17:33:46.673

Link: CVE-2025-2181

Redhat

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