CVE-2025-4230: PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability Through CLI
Description
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as a root user. To be able to exploit this issue, the user must have access to the PAN-OS CLI.
The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.
Cloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not affected by this vulnerability.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-4230
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber
Problem Types
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Affected Products
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks
Product: Cloud NGFW, PAN-OS, Prisma Access
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.18% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 39.96% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-22 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4230https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4230