CVE-2025-2182

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

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksCloud NGFWAll < 3.2.449unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS11.2.0 < 11.2.8affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS11.1.0 < 11.1.10affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS10.2.0unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS10.1.0unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OSAllunaffected
Palo Alto NetworksPrisma AccessAllunaffected

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