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

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2025-02-20. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 10.1.0, before 10.1.14 (fixed in 10.1.14); from 10.2.0, before 10.2.7 (fixed in 10.2.7); from 10.2.10, before 10.2.12 (fixed in 10.2.12); from 11.0.0, before 11.1.6 (fixed in 11.1.6); from 11.2.0, before 11.2.4 (fixed in 11.2.4); version 10.1.14 only; …

Published 2025-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.