CVE-2025-0108

CRITICAL KEV NUCLEI LAB

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2025-0108 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added February 18, 2025. EIP tracks 7 public exploits from researchers including iSee857, FOLKS-iwd, becrevex. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in PanOS by exploiting a path traversal flaw in the `/unauth/%252e%252e/php/ztp_gate.php/PAN_help/x.css` endpoint. It checks for the presence of 'Zero Touch Provisioning' in the response to confirm vulnerability.

Description

An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to bypass the authentication otherwise required by the PAN-OS management web interface and invoke certain PHP scripts. While invoking these PHP scripts does not enable remote code execution, it can negatively impact integrity and confidentiality of PAN-OS. You can greatly reduce the risk of this issue by restricting access to the management web interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practices deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue does not affect Cloud NGFW or Prisma Access software.

Exploits (7)

nomisec WORKING POC 32 stars
by iSee857 · remote
https://github.com/iSee857/CVE-2025-0108-PoC

This PoC demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in PanOS by exploiting a path traversal flaw in the `/unauth/%252e%252e/php/ztp_gate.php/PAN_help/x.css` endpoint. It checks for the presence of 'Zero Touch Provisioning' in the response to confirm vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PanOS (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL or list of URLs · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 8 stars
by FOLKS-iwd · infoleak
https://github.com/FOLKS-iwd/CVE-2025-0108-PoC

This repository provides a Nuclei template for detecting CVE-2025-0108, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS. The template sends crafted HTTP requests to test for the vulnerability.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL of PAN-OS management interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 2 stars
by becrevex · infoleak
https://github.com/becrevex/CVE-2025-0108

This repository provides an Nmap NSE script to scan for CVE-2025-0108 in Palo Alto Networks devices. It does not contain exploit code but serves as a detection tool for vulnerable targets.

Classification
Scanner 80%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Palo Alto Networks (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Nmap installed · Target IP or list of IPs
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 2 stars
by fr4nc1stein · infoleak
https://github.com/fr4nc1stein/CVE-2025-0108-SCAN

This repository contains a Python script that scans for CVE-2025-0108, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto PAN-OS. The script checks for the presence of a specific endpoint and response content to determine vulnerability.

Classification
Scanner 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Palo Alto PAN-OS (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the management web interface of the target PAN-OS device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 1 stars
by sohaibeb · infoleak
https://github.com/sohaibeb/CVE-2025-0108

This repository contains a Python-based vulnerability scanner for CVE-2025-0108, an authentication bypass flaw in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS. The script checks for the presence of 'Zero Touch Provisioning' in the response to a crafted HTTP request, indicating potential vulnerability.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · Target system running a vulnerable version of PAN-OS
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
github WORKING POC
by kso4more · pythonpoc
https://github.com/kso4more/CVE-2025-0108

This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2025-0108, demonstrating an authentication bypass vulnerability via path confusion and header smuggling in a multi-layer stack (Nginx -> Flask backend -> Apache/PHP). The vulnerable version allows double-encoded paths to bypass authentication, while the fixed version includes backend-side mitigation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Custom multi-layer web application (Nginx, Flask, Apache/PHP)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application · Ability to send crafted HTTP requests
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER
by barcrange · infoleak
https://github.com/barcrange/CVE-2025-0108-Authentication-Bypass-checker

This repository contains a Python script that checks for the CVE-2025-0108 authentication bypass vulnerability in PAN-OS devices by sending a crafted HTTP request and analyzing the response for indicators of vulnerability.

Classification
Scanner 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PAN-OS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target PAN-OS device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

PAN-OS Management Interface - Path Confusion to Authentication Bypass
CRITICALVERIFIEDby halencarjunior,ritikchaddha
Shodan: cpe:"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os" || http.favicon.hash:"-631559155"
FOFA: icon_hash="-631559155"

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.9416
EPSS Percentile 99.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CISA KEV 2025-02-18
VulnCheck KEV 2025-02-13
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2025-1505
CWE
CWE-306
Status published
Products (3)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os 10.1.14 (9 CPE variants)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os 10.2.7 (24 CPE variants)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os 10.2.8 (17 CPE variants)
Published Feb 12, 2025
KEV Added Feb 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026