CVE-2025-0108
Published: 12 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-0108 is a high-severity Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-7 (Boundary Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
An authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-0108 affects the management web interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. The flaw, which maps to CWE-306, allows an unauthenticated network attacker to invoke certain PHP scripts without providing valid credentials, resulting in impacts to the integrity and confidentiality of the affected system. The issue does not enable remote code execution and is not present in Cloud NGFW or Prisma Access deployments.
An attacker with network access to the management interface can exploit the bypass to reach restricted PHP endpoints that would otherwise require authentication. This access can be used to read or alter configuration and operational data, though the vendor notes that full system compromise via code execution is not possible through this vector alone.
Palo Alto Networks recommends restricting management interface access to trusted internal IP addresses in accordance with published best-practice deployment guidelines as the primary mitigation. The vendor has published an advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0108 that details the scope and remediation steps.
Public references, including reporting from BleepingComputer and Dark Reading, indicate that the vulnerability has been observed exploited in the wild, with CISA researchers highlighting the need for immediate patching or access controls. A proof-of-concept has also been shared on GitHub, and technical analysis of the underlying path confusion mechanism is available from third-party researchers. The EPSS score stands at 0.9412.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-1505
Vulnerability details
An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to bypass the authentication otherwise required by the PAN-OS management web interface and invoke certain PHP scripts. While…
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invoking these PHP scripts does not enable remote code execution, it can negatively impact integrity and confidentiality of PAN-OS. 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.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 18 February 2025
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2025-0108 enables unauthenticated access to PAN-OS management web interface (T1190, T1210). Chained exploitation facilitates collection of local data including configuration files (T1005, T1602.002).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Monitors and controls communications at system boundaries to restrict network access to the PAN-OS management web interface to trusted internal IPs, directly implementing the vendor's primary risk reduction recommendation.
Requires timely flaw remediation through installation of the available PAN-OS patch, eliminating the authentication bypass vulnerability.
Establishes and authorizes remote access to management functions like the web interface, enforcing controls that limit exposure even if the interface is accessible.