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CVE-2025-61624: Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumKEVAnalyzed
Published 14-04-2026Last modified 17-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-61624 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Multiple Products. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 16-10-2026. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
85/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · +0.58 pp in 30 days
KEVListedCISA
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-10-2026
    Added to CISA KEVFortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
  3. 17-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
  4. 19-10-2026
    CISA remediation dueApply mitigations per vendor instructions.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.58 pp

From 0.50% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.08%

Known exploited

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CISA KEVListed
Added
16-10-2026
Federal due date
19-10-2026

CISA 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. fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-122 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61624

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet4 products
  • fortios≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.4 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.9 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.13 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.19 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.16 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 7.4.10 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.5
  • fortipam1.7.0 | ≥ 1.6.0, ≤ 1.6.2 | ≥ 1.5.0, ≤ 1.5.1 | ≥ 1.4.0, ≤ 1.4.3 | ≥ 1.3.0, ≤ 1.3.1 | 1.2.0 | ≥ 1.1.0, ≤ 1.1.2 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.3 | ≥ 1.0.0, < 1.7.1
  • fortiproxy≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.4 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.11 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.16 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.23 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.4.12 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.5
  • fortiswitchmanager≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.7 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.6 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.7 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.8
Siemens1 product

2 vendors · 5 products

References

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