CVE-2025-0111

PAN-OS: Authenticated File Read Vulnerability in the Management Web Interface

CVSS 4.0 High 7.1Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red

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.

Key data

CVSS 4.0 High 7.1

Score published by palo_alto in the CVE record.

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/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements: None
The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability: None
No effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality: None
No effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity: None
No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability: None
No effect on other systems' availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements	None	The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity	None	No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability	None	No effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality	None	No effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity	None	No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability	None	No effect on other systems' availability.

CVSS 4.0 Medium 5.9

Score published by palo_alto in the CVE record.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements: Present
The attack depends on certain deployment or execution conditions being present.
Privileges required: High
An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability: None
No effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality: None
No effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity: None
No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability: None
No effect on other systems' availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements	Present	The attack depends on certain deployment or execution conditions being present.
Privileges required	High	An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity	None	No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability	None	No effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality	None	No effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity	None	No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability	None	No effect on other systems' availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.01999 (2.0% probability)
Percentile: 80.9%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: Feb 20, 2025
Federal due date: Mar 13, 2025

CISA assessment as of Feb 21, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- affected: 10.1.0 up to before 10.1.14-h9
- affected: 10.2.0 up to before 10.2.7-h24
- affected: 11.1.0 up to before 11.1.6-h1
- affected: 11.2.0 up to before 11.2.4-h4

Listed as not affected

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

References

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security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111vendor-advisory

Timeline

ID reservedDec 20, 2024
Record publishedFeb 12, 2025
Added to CISA KEVFeb 20, 2025
Record last updatedFeb 26, 2026

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