Description

An improper input neutralization vulnerability in the management web interface of the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables a malicious authenticated read-write administrator to impersonate another legitimate authenticated PAN-OS administrator.

The attacker must have network access to the management web interface to exploit this issue. You 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 critical deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 .

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-0137

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

Affected Products

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks

Product: Cloud NGFW, PAN-OS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.9% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-12 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0137
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0137

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