Hackers Jump the Gun: Exploit Attempts on New Palo Alto Firewall Flaw Begin Immediately

Just a day after its public debut, CVE-2025-0108 is already the star of the hacker’s red carpet. Five IPs have tried their luck exploiting this Palo Alto Networks firewall flaw. Remember folks, patch early and patch often—before your firewall becomes a celebrity in the underworld!

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Ah, the classic game of cat and mouse between hackers and cybersecurity experts continues! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the digital water, cyber sharks start circling a fresh flaw in Palo Alto Networks firewalls. It’s like the hackers have a sixth sense for these things, or maybe they just really like PHP scripts. Either way, time to batten down the hatches and patch those firewalls before your network goes from “secure” to “Swiss cheese”.

Key Points:

  • Palo Alto Networks disclosed a critical firewall vulnerability, CVE-2025-0108, on February 12.
  • Exploitation attempts by threat actors kicked off just a day later, flagged as ‘malicious’ by GreyNoise.
  • The flaw allows unauthorized access to the management interface and execution of PHP scripts.
  • Assetnote researchers released technical details immediately post-disclosure, potentially aiding threat actors.
  • CVE-2025-0108 may require chaining with another vulnerability for remote code execution.

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