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CVE-2025-22254: fortinet fortios Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
Published 10-06-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-22254 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.6% 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
0.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.85% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet3 products
  • fortios≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.1 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.6 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.10 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.16 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.15 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.16 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.17 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.11 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.7 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.2
  • fortiproxy≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.1 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.7 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.8 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.2
  • fortiweb≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.1 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.6 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.7 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.2

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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