Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw
CVE-2025-2182
A problem with the implementation of the MACsec protocol in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® results in the cleartext exposure of the connectivity association key (CAK). This issue is only applicable to PA-7500 Series devices which are in an NGFW cluster. A user who possesses this key can read messages being sent between devices in a NGFW Cluster. There is no impact in non-clustered firewalls or clusters of firewalls that do not enable MACsec.
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EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw — versions All
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.0, 10.2.0
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access — versions All
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2182 (vendor-advisory)