CVE-2025-2182
5.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Summary
A problem with the implementation of the MACsec protocol in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® results in the cleartext exposure of the connectivity association key (CAK). This issue is only applicable to PA-7500 Series devices which are in an NGFW cluster. A user who possesses this key can read messages being sent between devices in a NGFW Cluster. There is no impact in non-clustered firewalls or clusters of firewalls that do not enable MACsec.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | All < 3.2.449 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.2.0 < 11.2.8 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.1.0 < 11.1.10 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 10.2.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 10.1.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | All | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | All | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-312: CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Workarounds
No known workarounds exist for this issue.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
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