CVE-2025-2182
MEDIUM EPSS 1.5%
Published Aug 13, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.6 CVSS 4.0
Published Aug 13, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
1.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-312
References 1
- security.paloaltonetworks.com https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2182
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.