Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2025 · Assigned by palo_alto

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

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Cloud NGFW from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	11.2.0 – before 11.2.511.1.0 – before 11.1.810.2.0 – before 10.2.1410.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h11
Palo Alto Networks	Cloud NGFW	see references
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access	see references

Weakness: CWE-754 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0116 vendor-advisory