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CVE-2025-0108: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.

What it is

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.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by palo_alto, published 2025-02-12).

Weakness: CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity with no special attack requirements needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity low, availability none. 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

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: partial.

On CISA KEV since
2025-02-18
US federal deadline
2025-03-11
Ransomware use
Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2025-01567, CNNVD-202502-1359, EUVD-2025-1505, GHSA-hvqq-hwj3-c54m

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:BARKINGDOG

Exploit Observer links 15 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (15)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Research and write-ups (6)

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (8)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

444 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS
0.985
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS
0.989
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2025-02-18
Detection rule
Nuclei · Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.1CVE-2025-0108 EPSS over time2025-042026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.9CVE-2025-0108 VEDAS over time2025-042026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

ProductAffectedNot affected
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFWNot statedAll is not affected
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSfrom 10.1.0 before 10.1.14-h9
from 10.2.0 before 10.2.7-h24
from 11.1.0 before 11.1.6-h1
from 11.2.0 before 11.2.4-h4		Not stated
Palo Alto Networks Prisma AccessNot statedAll is not affected

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: palo_alto_networks_inc. pan-os, paloaltonetworks pan-os.

How to fix it

Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 10.1.14-h9, 10.2.7-h24, 11.1.6-h1, 11.2.4-h4.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Panos - Authentication Bypass

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.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (GET /unauth/%252e%252e/php/ztp_gate.php/PAN_help/x.css); it decides using dsl matchers. Severity in the template: critical. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2025-0108.yaml
Show the template (34 lines)
yaml
id: CVE-2025-0108

info:
  name: "Panos - Authentication Bypass"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: critical
  description: |
    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.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2025-0108&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=panos&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10.0
    cve-id: CVE-2025-0108
    cwe-id: CWE-287
  metadata:
    verified: false
  tags: cve,cve2025,panos,auth-bypass,kev,vkev,vuln
http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/unauth/%252e%252e/php/ztp_gate.php/PAN_help/x.css"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains_any(body, "<title>Zero Touch Provisioning", "Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)")'
          - 'contains(header, "text/html")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and

CVE-2025-0108.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2025-0108 Panos - Authentication Bypass. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules
suricata
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2025-0108 Panos - Authentication Bypass"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/unauth/%252e%252e/php/ztp_gate.php/PAN_help/x.css"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2025-0108; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2025-0108&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=panos&match=exact; sid:1009043; rev:1;)

CVE-2025-0108.rules on GitHub

Advisories on this CVE

References

Vendor advisories and patches

Government sources

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Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.