CVE-2025-2182— PAN-OS: Firewall Clusters using the MACsec Protocol Expose the Connectivity Association Key (CAK)
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-2182
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
PAN-OS: Firewall Clusters using the MACsec Protocol Expose the Connectivity Association Key (CAK)
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability 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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
敏感数据的明文存储
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS是美国Palo Alto Networks公司的一套为其防火墙设备开发的操作系统。 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于MACsec协议实现问题，可能导致连接关联密钥明文暴露。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | - | - | |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.2.0 ~ 11.2.8 | cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:PA-7500:* | |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | - | - | |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | - | - |
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