PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface
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 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.
- Published
- Feb 12, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 98.5% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-306
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Action score
95
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- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 98.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · palo_alto
- 8.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 18, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Mar 11, 2025.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os |
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.0 and later · before 10.2.7
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.2
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.4
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.1.0 and later · before 10.1.14
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.1.14
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.10
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.11
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.12
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.13
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.7
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.8
- paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.9
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.2
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.3
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.4
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.5
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.6
- paloaltonetworks pan-os11.2.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (palo_alto). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
- Allnot affected
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- 10.1.0 and later · before 10.1.14-h9affectedfixed in 10.1.14-h9
- 10.2.0 and later · before 10.2.7-h24affectedfixed in 10.2.7-h24, 10.2.8-h21, 10.2.9-h21, 10.2.12-h6, 10.2.13-h3, 10.2.10-h14, 10.2.11-h12
- 11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.6-h1affectedfixed in 11.1.6-h1, 11.1.2-h18
- 11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.4-h4affectedfixed in 11.2.4-h4
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Allnot affected
Same product
paloaltonetworks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-3400PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtectKEV100Now
- CVE-2017-15944Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to executeKEV98Now
- CVE-2024-0012PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)KEV97Now
- CVE-2026-0257PAN-OS: GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesKEV90Now
- CVE-2024-9474PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceKEV85Now
- CVE-2026-0300PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication PortalKEV77This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.1.14-h9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.10-h14 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.11-h12 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.12-h6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.13-h3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.7-h24 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.8-h21 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 10.2.9-h21 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 11.1.2-h18 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 11.1.6-h1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 11.2.4-h4 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×7
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2025-0108 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:32 | 2025-02-13 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:8 | 2025-02-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:2 | 2025-02-18 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-02-19 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2025-02-19 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:2 | 2025-02-19 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-10-25 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoCsame day
- CISA KEV+5 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+594 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-001286 days apartPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)KEV97Now
- CVE-2026-0283512 days apartPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Large Scale VPN (LSVPN)18Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2024-947486 days apartPAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceKEV85Now
- CVE-2025-01110 days apartPAN-OS: Authenticated File Read Vulnerability in the Management Web InterfaceKEV59Plan
- CVE-2025-012457 days apartPAN-OS: Authenticated File Deletion Vulnerability on the Management Web Interface20Monitor
- CVE-2024-591790 days apartPAN-OS: Server-Side Request Forgery in WildFire8Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”
The bug in code
The whole CWE-306 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
// Added for the support teamapp.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);Fixed
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) { app.post( "/maintenance/reset", requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice );}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-tags-new-firewall-bug-as-exploited-in-attacks/
- www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/patch-now-cisa-researchers-warn-palo-alto-flaw-exploited-wild
- www.securityweek.com/palo-alto-networks-confirms-exploitation-of-firewall-vulnerability/
- www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/palo_alto_firewall_attack/
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-0108
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.