5.3

CVE-2025-22859: fortinet forticlientems Relative Path Traversal

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 13-05-2025Last modified 13-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-22859 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet forticlientems. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and FortiClientEMS Cloud 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a limited arbitrary file write on the system via upload requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.58% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

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

Fortinet2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links