Exploited. On CISA's list since 2025-02-20.
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability
CVE-2025-0111 · Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS · Published 2025-02-12
How bad would it be?
7.1 out of 10
CVSS rates it high.
How likely is it to be used?
2.0%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Is it already being used?
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 596 days ago (2025-03-13).
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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.
What the flaw is
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.
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CWE-73 · CISA KEV; NVD record: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com. We have not selected a close learning match for this label.
CWE-610 · NVD record: nvd@nist.gov. We have not selected a close learning match for this label.
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