CVEvulnerability

CVE-2025-61624

6.5 MEDIUM Known exploited Published 2026-04-14 Modified 2026-10-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability — Fortinet Multiple Products

FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain a path traversal vulnerability that may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.

Added to KEV: 2026-10-16
Remediation due: 2026-10-19
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Notes: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-122 ; ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61624

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2026-04-14
Last modified: 2026-10-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 6.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-22

Description

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') [CWE-22] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.7.0, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.

Affected configurations

• fortinet fortios (>= 6.4.0 < 7.4.10) • fortinet fortios (>= 7.6.0 < 7.6.5) • fortinet fortipam (>= 1.0.0 < 1.7.1) • fortinet fortiproxy (>= 7.0.0 < 7.4.12) • fortinet fortiproxy (>= 7.6.0 < 7.6.5) • fortinet fortiswitchmanager (>= 7.0.0 < 7.0.7) • fortinet fortiswitchmanager (>= 7.2.0 < 7.2.8) • siemens ruggedcom ape1808 firmware

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References