CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2025-0111

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

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 do...

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
1.93%
78.0% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2025.02.13
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability1.93%
Technical severityCVSS 7.1

Vulnerability overview

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 do...

Affected product and versions

Product
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Affected versions
10.1.0, 10.2.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, >= 10.1.0 < 10.1.14, >= 10.2.0 < 10.2.7, >= 10.2.10 < 10.2.12, >= 11.0.0 < 11.1.6, >= 11.2.0 < 11.2.4, 10.1.14, 10.2.7, 10.2.8, 10.2.9, 10.2.12, 10.2.13, 11.1.6, 11.2.4
Fixed versions
10.1.14, 10.2.7, 10.2.12, 11.1.6, 11.2.4

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Due date: 2025.03.13
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
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
CWE
CWE-610, CWE-73
KEV added
2025.02.20
Ransomware use
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