6.8

CVE-2025-0116: PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted LLDP Frame

Deferred
Published 12-03-2025Last modified 17-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-0116 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in palo alto networks pan-os. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software causes the firewall to unexpectedly reboot when processing a specially crafted LLDP frame sent by an unauthenticated adjacent attacker. Repeated attempts to initiate this condition causes the firewall to enter maintenance mode. This issue does not apply to Cloud NGFWs or Prisma Access software.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
  • pan-os≥ 11.2.0, < 11.2.5 | ≥ 11.1.0, < 11.1.8 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.14 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.14-h11

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links