7.2

CVE-2024-55597: fortinet fortiweb Path Traversal

Analyzed
Published 11-03-2025Last modified 11-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-55597 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortiweb. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.0.0 through 7.6.0 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.57% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortiweb≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.5 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.10 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.10 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.4.6 | 7.6.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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