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CVE-2025-4619: PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using Specially Crafted Packets
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-11-13 · updated 2026-10-18
- Weakness: CWE-754
Description
A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker to reboot a firewall by sending a specially crafted packet through the dataplane. Repeated attempts to initiate a reboot causes the firewall to enter maintenance mode. This issue is applicable to the PAN-OS software versions listed below on PA-Series firewalls, VM-Series firewalls, and Prisma® Access software. This issue does not affect Cloud NGFW. We have successfully completed the Prisma Access upgrade for all customers, with the exception of those facing issues such as conflicting maintenance windows. Remaining customers will be promptly scheduled for an upgrade through our standard upgrade process.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 11.2.0 before 11.2.5; from 11.1.0 before 11.1.7; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.14 — fixed in 10.2.14, 11.1.7, 11.2.5
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: from 10.2.0 before 10.2.10-h14 — fixed in 10.2.10-h14
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2.14, 11.1.7, 11.2.5; Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access 10.2.10-h14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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