CVE-2025-8305 is a vulnerability classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Check Point's Identity Awareness product, specifically the Identity Agent for Terminal Services. The flaw arises because sensitive information related to security policy rules is logged in plaintext within debug files generated by the Identity Agent. An authenticated local user with access to the host system can read these debug files and extract information that enables them to impersonate or claim the security policy rules of another user. This can lead to unauthorized access or privilege escalation within the environment. The vulnerability affects versions of the Check Point Identity Agent Multi User Host Agent prior to 81.084.0000. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity level, with the vector indicating local attack vector (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), and a scope change (S:C) with high confidentiality impact (C:H), but no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The vulnerability's root cause is the insecure handling of sensitive data in debug logs, which should not be accessible or stored in plaintext. This issue is particularly critical in environments where multiple users share terminal services and rely on strict identity and access management policies. The exposure of security policy details could allow malicious insiders or compromised accounts to escalate privileges or bypass access controls. The vulnerability was reserved on 2025-07-29 and published on 2025-12-22. No official patches or mitigations are linked yet, but upgrading to versions 81.084.0000 or later is expected to resolve the issue.

For European organizations, especially those in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and government, this vulnerability poses a risk to the confidentiality of identity and access management policies. Unauthorized disclosure of security policy rules could facilitate lateral movement, privilege escalation, or unauthorized access to sensitive systems. Organizations using terminal services with multiple authenticated users are particularly vulnerable. The impact is limited to confidentiality; integrity and availability remain unaffected. However, the scope change in the CVSS vector indicates that the vulnerability can affect resources beyond the initially compromised component. This could undermine trust in identity management solutions and complicate compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk, but the presence of plaintext sensitive data in debug files is a significant security oversight that could be leveraged by insider threats or attackers with local access.

1. Immediately restrict access permissions on debug and log files generated by the Identity Agent to only trusted administrators. 2. Monitor and audit local user activities on systems running the vulnerable Identity Agent to detect unauthorized access attempts. 3. Disable or limit debug logging in production environments until a patch is applied. 4. Plan and prioritize upgrading to Check Point Identity Agent Multi User Host Agent version 81.084.0000 or later once available. 5. Implement strict local user account management and minimize the number of users with local access to terminal servers. 6. Use file integrity monitoring solutions to detect unauthorized changes or access to debug files. 7. Educate system administrators and users about the risks of local privilege abuse and the importance of safeguarding debug information. 8. Coordinate with Check Point support for any interim patches or workarounds that may not yet be publicly documented.