Actively exploited in the wild
Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
Fortinet - Multiple Products · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-10-16. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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.
CVE-2025-61624
MediumCVSS 6.0KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk47th percentile - higher than 47% of all known CVEs
Summary
A Path Traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager. An authenticated attacker with admin profile and read-write permissions can exploit it to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.
Risk Assessment
The risk includes modification or deletion of critical system files, potentially leading to system integrity compromise and downtime.
Recommendation
Update all affected Fortinet products to the latest versions and restrict administrator privileges.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS
See all- CVE-2017-7738High
CVE-2017-7738 is an Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.5, and 5.2 and below, allowing an admin user with super_admin privileges to view current SSL VPN web portal session info, which may contain user credentials.
- CVE-2024-23113CriticalActively exploited
A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, and FortiSwitchManager allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
- CVE-2022-41328MediumActively exploited
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.
- CVE-2018-13374MediumActively exploited
An improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC allows an attacker to obtain LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate by pointing a connectivity test to a rogue LDAP server.
- CVE-2026-106174High
An improper locking vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 8.0.0 and FortiOS 7.6.4 through 7.6.6 may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device to cause a denial of service of the HTTPS management interface via crafted HTTP requests.
- CVE-2025-67862Medium
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy in multiple versions contain a vulnerability exposing an internal asset to an unsafe debug access level. This allows an authenticated admin to execute Lua scripts via crafted CLI commands.
- CVE-2025-53844High
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, and 7.2.0 through 7.2.11 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
- CVE-2025-62631Medium
An insufficient session expiration vulnerability [CWE-613] in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows an attacker to maintain access to network resources via an active SSLVPN session not terminated after a user's password change under particular conditions outside of the attacker's control.
- CVE-2025-58413High
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, and all versions of 7.2, 7.0, 6.4, 6.2, and 6.0. An attacker can execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
- CVE-2025-53843High
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, and all versions of 7.2, 7.0, and 6.4. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS