Is CVE-2025-4231 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-4231 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-4231?

CVE-2025-4231 has a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber.

How do I patch CVE-2025-4231?

Patch guidance is available from paloaltonetworks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-4231.

Fix CVE-2025-4231 - HIGH paloaltonetworks pan-os

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-4231?

2 products: paloaltonetworks pan-os, paloaltonetworks pan-os.

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

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-77 · Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PALOALTONETWORKS
Published: 6/13/2025
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-4231

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