CVEvulnerability

CVE-2025-0111

7.1 HIGH Known exploited Published 2025-02-12 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability — Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability. Successful exploitation enables an authenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to read files on the PAN-OS filesystem that are readable by the “nobody” user.

Added to KEV
2025-02-20
Remediation due
2025-03-13
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0111
Status
Analyzed
Published
2025-02-12
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
7.1 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:C/RE:M/U:Red
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-610, CWE-73

Description

An authenticated file read vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to read files on the PAN-OS filesystem that are readable by the “nobody” user. You can greatly reduce the risk of this issue by restricting access to the management web interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practices deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue does not affect Cloud NGFW or Prisma Access software.

Affected configurations

• paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 10.1.0 < 10.1.14) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 10.2.0 < 10.2.7) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 10.2.10 < 10.2.12) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 11.0.0 < 11.1.6) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 11.2.0 < 11.2.4) • paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.1.14 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.7 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.8 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.9 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.12 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.13 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.1.6 • paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.2.4

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere weakness
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path weakness

References