CVE-2025-0130 PAN-OS: Firewall Denial-of-Service (DoS) in the Web-Proxy Feature via a Burst of Maliciously Crafted Packets

High 8.2 Published 14 May 2025 Updated 29 May 2026

An unauthenticated attacker can cause a PAN-OS firewall to reboot or enter maintenance mode by sending crafted packets when the web proxy feature is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-0130?

CVE-2025-0130 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 14 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing exception check in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software with the web proxy feature enabled allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a burst of maliciously crafted packets that causes the firewall to become unresponsive and eventually reboot. Repeated successful attempts to trigger this condition will cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode.

This issue does not affect Cloud NGFW or Prisma Access.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0130?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-0130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6whp-h3pf-v3x5.