CVE-2025-4231: PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability in the Management Web Interface (Severity: MEDIUM)

Published Jun 11, 2025
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS<11.0.3, =11.0.0, <10.2.8, =10.2.0, =10.1.0
11.0.310.2.8
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=10.2.0<10.2.8
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.0.0<11.0.3

Remediation

Mitigation

Recommended mitigation—The vast majority of firewalls already follow Palo Alto Networks and industry best practices. However, if you have not already, we strongly recommend that you secure access to your management interface according to our 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). Specifically, you should restrict management interface access to only trusted internal IP addresses. Review more information about how to secure management access to your Palo Alto Networks firewalls in these documents: * Palo Alto Networks LIVEcommunity article: https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 * Palo Alto Networks official and detailed technical documentation: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices/10-1/administrative-access-best-practices/administrative-access-best-practices/deploy-administrative-access-best-practices

Information

VERSION MINOR VERSION SUGGESTED SOLUTION PAN-OS 11.2 No action needed. PAN-OS 11.1 No action needed. PAN-OS 11.0* 11.0.0 through 11.0.2 Upgrade to 11.0.3 or later. PAN-OS 10.2 10.2.0 through 10.2.7 Upgrade to 10.2.8 or later. PAN-OS 10.1 Upgrade to 10.2.8 or 11.0.3 or later. All older   Upgrade to a supported fixed version. unsupported PAN-OS versions *PAN-OS 11.0 has reached EoL. We listed it here for completeness because a patch for PAN-OS 11.0 was released before it reached EoL. If you are still using any vulnerable EoL versions, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to a supported fixed PAN-OS version.

Information

Version Minor Version Suggested Solution PAN-OS 11.2 No action needed.PAN-OS 11.1 No action needed. PAN-OS 11.0* 11.0.0 through 11.0.2 Upgrade to 11.0.3 or later. PAN-OS 10.2 10.2.0 through 10.2.7 Upgrade to 10.2.8 or later. PAN-OS 10.1Upgrade to 10.2.8 or 11.0.3 or later.All older unsupported PAN-OS versions Upgrade to a supported fixed version. *PAN-OS 11.0 has reached EoL. We listed it here for completeness because a patch for PAN-OS 11.0 was released before it reached EoL. If you are still using any vulnerable EoL versions, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to a supported fixed PAN-OS version.

Event History

Jun 11, 2025
Advisory Published
via Palo Alto Networks·04:00 PM
Jun 12, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:27 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:27 PM
RemedyDescriptionWeakness
Jun 13, 2025
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-4231?

CVE-2025-4231 is classified as a high-severity command injection vulnerability.

2

Who can exploit CVE-2025-4231?

Only authenticated administrative users with network access to the management web interface can exploit CVE-2025-4231.

3

How do I fix CVE-2025-4231?

To mitigate CVE-2025-4231, upgrade to the patched versions of PAN-OS 11.0.4, 10.2.9, or later as specified by Palo Alto Networks.

4

What products are affected by CVE-2025-4231?

CVE-2025-4231 affects Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, PAN-OS versions up to 11.0.3 and 10.2.8, as well as Prisma Access.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-4231?

CVE-2025-4231 is a command injection vulnerability that allows unauthorized actions to be performed as the root user.

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