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CVE-2025-25254

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiWeb version 7.6.2 and below, version 7.4.6 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions endpoint may allow an authenticated admin to access…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 16.1%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiWeb version 7.6.2 and below, version 7.4.6 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions endpoint may allow an authenticated admin to access and modify the filesystem via crafted requests.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
16.13% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
fortinet/fortiweb
Source
psirt@fortinet.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.