Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability (CVE-2025-0111)

A remote attacker, with a low-privilege account, can achieve full data confidentiality loss. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-03-13 under CISA BOD 22-01.

This is a Software Vulnerability (CWE-73) (CWE-73) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. 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. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, a low-privilege authenticated account, and no user interaction required.

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CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-20 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2025-03-13.