vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: CVE-2025-0128: PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 9, 2025 | Apr 13, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 9, 2025
Added
Apr 13, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) authentication feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to initiate system reboots using a maliciously crafted packet. Repeated attempts to initiate a reboot causes the firewall to enter maintenance mode.
Cloud NGFW is not affected by this vulnerability. Prisma® Access software is proactively patched and protected from this issue.
Cloud NGFW is not affected by this vulnerability. Prisma® Access software is proactively patched and protected from this issue.
Solution
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