High 7.1Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Feb 12, 2025

CVE-2025-0111PAN-OS: Authenticated File Read Vulnerability in the Management Web Interface

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 04:50 UTC)

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It affects Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Feb 20, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 13, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.

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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.

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-73
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Feb 20, 2025; federal remediation due Mar 13, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 2.00% (percentile 80)
Assigned by: palo_alto
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Feb 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW palo_alto_networks:cloud_ngfw (from the name)	all versions not affected	CNA record
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS paloaltonetworks:pan-os	from 10.1.0 before 10.1.14-h9; fixed at 10.1.14-h9; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.7-h24; fixed at 10.2.7-h24, fixed at 10.2.8-h21, fixed at 10.2.9-h21, fixed at 10.2.12-h6, fixed at 10.2.13-h3, fixed at 10.2.10-h14, fixed at 10.2.11-h12; from 11.1.0 before 11.1.6-h1; fixed at 11.1.6-h1, fixed at 11.1.2-h18; from 11.2.0 before 11.2.4-h4; fixed at 11.2.4-h4	CNA record
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access palo_alto_networks:prisma_access (from the name)	all versions not affected	CNA record
paloaltonetworks pan-os paloaltonetworks:pan-os	from 10.1.0 before 10.1.14; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.7; from 10.2.10 before 10.2.12; from 11.0.0 before 11.1.6; from 11.2.0 before 11.2.4; 10.1.14; 10.1.14; 10.1.14; and 40 more ranges	NVD

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0111vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-0111us-government-resource

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