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CVE-2025-4231: palo alto networks pan-os Command Injection

CVSS: 8.6v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 12-06-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-4231 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Command Injection vulnerability in palo alto networks pan-os. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.97%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.97% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.97%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
  • pan-osEOL≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.3 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.8 | 10.1.0
Paloaltonetworks1 product
  • pan-os≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.8 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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