PAN-OS VM-Series Cmd Injection: Auth Admin Bypasses to Root
CVE-2025-0127 Published on April 11, 2025
PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability in PAN-OS VM-Series
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. This issue is only applicable to PAN-OS VM-Series. This issue does not affect firewalls that are already deployed.
Cloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not affected by this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-0127 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Timeline
Initial Publication
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2025-0127 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-0127
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Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW:- Version All is unaffected.
- Version 11.2.0 is unaffected.
- Version 11.1.0 is unaffected.
- Version 11.0.0 and below 11.0.4 is affected.
- Version 10.2.0 and below 10.2.9 is affected.
- Version 10.1.0 and below 10.1.14-h13 is affected.
- Version All is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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