CVE-2025-4231 | THREATINT

Description

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.

Reserved 2025-05-02 | Published 2025-06-12 | Updated 2025-06-13 | Assigner palo_alto

HIGH: 8.6CVSS: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

The risk is highest when you allow access to the management interface from external IP addresses on the internet.

HIGH: 7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/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

You can greatly reduce the risk of exploitation by restricting access to a jump box that is the only system allowed to access the management interface. This will ensure that attacks can succeed only if they obtain privileged access through those specified IP addresses.

Problem types

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Product status

Default status

unaffected

All before 6.3.3

unaffected

Default status

unaffected

11.2.0

unaffected

11.1.0

unaffected

11.0.0 before 11.0.3

affected

10.2.0 before 10.2.8

affected

10.1.0

affected

Default status

unaffected

All

unaffected

Timeline

2025-06-11:

Initial Publication

Credits

spcnvdr finder

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4231 vendor-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-4231)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-4231)

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