--- title: "CVE-2025-0111: PAN-OS: Authenticated File Read… | CubePath" description: "An authenticated file read vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated attacker with network access…" language: en source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0111 --- # CVE-2025-0111: PAN-OS: Authenticated File Read… | CubePath ## 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. Official description from the CVE record, published by palo\_alto. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0111) ## 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 | 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 | 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. | CVSS is owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. (FIRST) and is used by permission. Each CVSS score on this site is shown together with its vector string, as published in the CVE record by the source named next to it. Learn more at [first.org/cvss](https://www.first.org/cvss/) . ### 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 names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license. - [CWE-73](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/73.html) External 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 Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control. - [security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111](https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111) vendor-advisory ## Timeline 1. ID reserved Dec 20, 2024 2. Record published Feb 12, 2025 3. Added to CISA KEV Feb 20, 2025 4. 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