CVE-2025-0111

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · CWE-73 · actively exploited (CISA KEV)

6.5CVSS MEDIUM ● exploited

🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities). Added to KEV 2025-02-20. US federal agencies must patch by 2025-03-13.

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredLow

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)4%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Palo Alto PAN-OS

Recommendation

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2025-0111

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Additional information