Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2025 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2025-0136PAN-OS: Unencrypted Data Transfer when using AES-128-CCM on Intel-based hardware devices
Medium 5.3
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 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Using the AES-128-CCM algorithm for IPSec on certain Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® firewalls (PA-7500, PA-5400, PA-5400f, PA-3400, PA-1600, PA-1400, and PA-400 Series) leads to unencrypted data transfer to devices that are connected to the PAN-OS firewall through IPSec. This issue does not affect Cloud NGFWs, Prisma® Access instances, or PAN-OS VM-Series firewalls. NOTE: The AES-128-CCM encryption algorithm is not recommended for use.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | see references |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.1.0 – before 11.1.511.0.0 – before 11.0.710.2.0 – before 10.2.1110.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h14 |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | see references |
Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0136 vendor-advisory