# CVE-2025-0111: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-0111-palo-alto-networks-pan-os-file-read-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-02-20. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-0111 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-02-20

An authenticated file read vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an attacker with network access to the management web interface to read files on the filesystem. Exploitation is limited to files readable by the 'nobody' user.

Technologies: [Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pan-os). Vendors: [Palo Alto Networks](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/palo-alto-networks).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-0111 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2025-0111 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 20 February 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2025-0111?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 20 February 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.1.x, 10.2.x.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-0111?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2025-0111 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-0111?** Check whether you run Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.1.x, 10.2.x

## Timeline

- 2025-02-12: other: New CVE received from Palo Alto Networks
- 2025-02-20: disclosed: Vulnerability published
- 2025-02-20: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- 2025-02-20: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild

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