CVE-2025-0111: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on , 8 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 2%
EPSS score, percentile 80.7 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 7.1 High
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA deadline . Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 10.1.0 to before 10.1.14-h9
- from 10.2.0 to before 10.2.7-h24
- from 11.1.0 to before 11.1.6-h1
Unaffected All; from 10.1.14-h9; from 10.2.7-h24; from 10.2.8-h21; from 10.2.9-h21; from 10.2.12-h6; and 5 more
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: .
Solution (from the CVE record)
Version Minor Version Suggested Solution PAN-OS 10.1 10.1.0 through 10.1.14 Upgrade to 10.1.14-h9 or later PAN-OS 10.2 10.2.0 through 10.2.13 Upgrade to 10.2.13-h3 or later 10.2.7Upgrade to 10.2.7-h24 or 10.2.13-h3 or later 10.2.8Upgrade to 10.2.8-h21 or 10.2.13-h3 or later 10.2.9Upgrade to 10.2.9-h21 or 10.2.13-h3 or later 10.2.10Upgrade to 10.2.10-h14 or 10.2.13-h3 or later 10.2.11Upgrade to 10.2.11-h12 or 10.2.13-h3 or later 10.2.12Upgrade to 10.2.12-h6 or 10.2.13-h3 or later PAN-OS 11.0 (EoL) Upgrade to a supported fixed versionPAN-OS 11.1 11.1.0 through 11.1.6 Upgrade to 11.1.6-h1 or later 11.1.2Upgrade to 11.1.2-h18 or 11.1.6-h1 or later PAN-OS 11.2 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 Upgrade to 11.2.4-h4 or laterNote: PAN-OS 11.0 reached end of life (EoL) on November 17, 2024. No additional fixes are planned for this release.
Workaround (from the CVE record)
Recommended mitigation—The vast majority of firewalls already follow Palo Alto Networks and industry best practices. However, if you have not already, we strongly recommend that you secure access to your management interface according to our https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 * Palo Alto Networks official and detailed technical documentation: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices/10-1/administrative-access-best-practices/administrative-access-best-practices/deploy-administrative-access-best-practices Additionally, customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 510000 and 510001 (introduced in Applications and Threats content version 8943). https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices/10-1/administrative-access-best-practices/administrative-access-best-practices/deploy-administrative-access-best-practices
Advisories and patches
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Unaffected | All |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 10.1.0 to before 10.1.14-h9 |
| Unaffected | from 10.1.14-h9 |
| Affected | from 10.2.0 to before 10.2.7-h24 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.7-h24 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.8-h21 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.9-h21 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.12-h6 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.13-h3 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.10-h14 |
| Unaffected | from 10.2.11-h12 |
| Affected | from 11.1.0 to before 11.1.6-h1 |
| Unaffected | from 11.1.6-h1 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
And 3 more version entries in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Unaffected | All |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Versions the record lists as unaffected: 10.1.14-h9, 10.2.7-h24, 10.2.8-h21, 10.2.9-h21, 10.2.12-h6, 10.2.13-h3, 10.2.10-h14, 10.2.11-h12.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
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.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of .
- CISA added CVE-2025-0111 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 20 Feb 2025.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 13 Mar 2025.
- The CVE record was published on 12 Feb 2025, 8 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.1 (High), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2% (percentile 80.7), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact partial.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
PAN-OS: Authenticated File Read Vulnerability in the Management Web Interface
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.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-165: File Manipulation
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
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