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CVE-2025-22258: fortinet fortios Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 14-10-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-22258 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.2% 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
0.56%
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. 14-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiSRA 1.5.0, 1.4.0 through 1.4.2, FortiPAM 1.5.0, 1.4.0 through 1.4.2, 1.3.0 through 1.3.1, 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.2 through 7.0.16, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.1 through 7.2.5 allows attackers to escalate their privilege via specially crafted http requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.56% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.56%

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

Fortinet5 products
  • fortios≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.2 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.6 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.10 | ≥ 7.0.2, ≤ 7.0.16 | ≥ 7.0.2, < 7.0.17 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.11 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.7 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.3
  • fortipam≥ 1.4.0, ≤ 1.4.2 | ≥ 1.3.0, ≤ 1.3.1 | 1.2.0 | ≥ 1.1.0, ≤ 1.1.2 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.3 | ≥ 1.0.0, < 1.4.3 | 1.5.0
  • 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
  • fortisra≥ 1.4.0, ≤ 1.4.2 | ≥ 1.4.0, < 1.4.3 | 1.5.0
  • fortiswitchmanager≥ 7.2.1, ≤ 7.2.5 | ≥ 7.2.1, < 7.2.6

1 vendor · 5 products

References

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