CVE-2025-4231
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Summary
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® enables an authenticated administrative user to perform actions as the root user.
The attacker must have network access to the management web interface and successfully authenticate to exploit this issue.
Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | All < 6.3.3 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.2.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.1.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.0.0 < 11.0.3 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 10.2.0 < 10.2.8 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 10.1.0 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | All | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-77: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Workarounds
Recommended mitigation—The vast majority of firewalls already follow Palo Alto Networks and industry best practices. However, if you have not already, we strongly recommend that you secure access to your management interface according to our https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431
- Palo Alto Networks official and detailed technical documentation: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices/10-1/administrative-access-best-practices/administrative-access-best-practices/deploy-administrative-access-best-practices
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
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