Known Exploited Vulnerability
6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-0111
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 21, 2025, 2:50 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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.

Required Action :

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

Notes :

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0111

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0111 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Paloaltonetworks pan-os
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-0111.

URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-0111 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
CISA flags Craft CMS code injection flaw as exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that a Craft CMS remote code execution flaw is being exploited in attacks. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2025-23209 and is a high seve ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 21, 2025 (17 hours, 2 minutes ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2025-23209 CVE-2024-9474
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2025-0111 & CVE-2025-23209: Palo Alto Firewalls and Craft CMS Under Active Attack

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two critical security vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploit ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 21, 2025 (1 day, 6 hours ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2025-23209 CVE-2024-9474
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA adds Craft CMS and PaloAlto Flaws to KEV Catalog

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently added two critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. These vulnerabilities are:CVE-2025-23209: ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 21, 2025 (1 day, 8 hours ago)
CVE-2024-12284 CVE-2025-1094 CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-23209
  • Help Net Security
PRevent: Open-source tool to detect malicious code in pull requests

Apiiro security researchers have released open source tools that can help organizations detect malicious code as part of their software development lifecycle: PRevent (a scanner for pull requests), an ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 20, 2025 (1 day, 18 hours ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2024-9474 CVE-2024-3094
  • Dark Reading
Patch Now: CISA Warns of Palo Alto Flaw Exploited in the Wild

Source: Chiew via ShutterstockAttackers are actively exploiting an authentication bypass flaw found in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that lets an unauthenticated attacker bypass authenticatio ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 19, 2025 (2 days, 16 hours ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2024-9474
  • security.nl
Palo Alto Networks meldt actief misbruik van firewall-kwetsbaarheden

Aanvallers maken actief misbruik van drie kwetsbaarheden in firewalls van Palo Alto Networks om kwetsbare apparaten te compromitteren, zo laat de leverancier weten, die van de 'hoogste urgentie' spree ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 19, 2025 (2 days, 16 hours ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2024-9474
  • BleepingComputer
Palo Alto Networks tags new firewall bug as exploited in attacks

Palo Alto Networks warns that a file read vulnerability (CVE-2025-0111) is now being chained in attacks with two other flaws (CVE-2025-0108 with CVE-2024-9474) to breach PAN-OS firewalls in active att ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 19, 2025 (2 days, 17 hours ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2024-9474
  • Cyber Security News
Palo Alto Warns of Hackers Combining Vulnerabilities to Compromise Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks has issued urgent warnings as cybersecurity researchers observe threat actors exploiting a combination of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the operating system powering its next-generatio ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 19, 2025 (2 days, 18 hours ago)
CVE-2025-0111 CVE-2025-0108 CVE-2024-9474 CVE-2024-0012

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-0111 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE NIST CWE-610
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.14 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:h2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:h4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:h6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:h8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.2.0 up to (excluding) 10.2.7 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h21:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8:h4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9:h9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.2.10 up to (excluding) 10.2.12 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:h1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:h2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:h3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:h4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.13:h1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.13:h2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (excluding) 11.1.6 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.2.0 up to (excluding) 11.2.4 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.4:h1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.4:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111 No Types Assigned https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111 Vendor Advisory
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Feb. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-02-20
    Added Due Date 2025-03-13
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Removed CVSS V4.0 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:Amber
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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:Amber
    Added CWE CWE-73
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111
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