# CVE-2025-0109: PAN-OS: Unauthenticated File Deletion Vulnerability on the Management Web Interface

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete limited logs and configuration files via the PAN-OS management web interface, requiring network access to the management port.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g2v4-64gq-v8vx

## What is CVE-2025-0109?

CVE-2025-0109 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, published on 12 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unauthenticated file deletion vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management web interface enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to delete certain files as the “nobody” user; this includes limited logs and configuration files but does not include system files.

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.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0109?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-0109?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0109 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0109 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, published on 12 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0109/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0109/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0109
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0109
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0109

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0109/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.