CVE-2025-2180
Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Unsafe Deserialization of Terraform Files Allows Code Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 10, 2025
Description
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code as a non administrative user by scanning a malicious terraform file when using Checkov in Prisma® Cloud.
This issue impacts Checkov 3.0 versions earlier than Checkov 3.2.415.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
Weaknesses
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Checkov by Prisma CloudPalo Alto Networks |
|
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2180vendor-advisory
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