CVE-2025-61624: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiOS
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-61624) involves improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22) in Fortinet products including FortiOS versions 6.4.0 through 7.6.4, FortiPAM versions 1.0 through 1.7.0, FortiProxy versions 7.0 through 7.6.4, and FortiSwitchManager versions 7.0.0 through 7.2.7. It allows an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to perform path traversal via specific CLI commands, enabling them to write or delete arbitrary files. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H). Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation requires authenticated access with an admin profile and at least read-write permissions. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to write or delete arbitrary files on affected Fortinet devices, potentially impacting system integrity and availability. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet and should be applied promptly to affected versions. Since the vulnerability requires authenticated admin-level access, ensure that administrative credentials are tightly controlled and monitored. Patch status is confirmed as official-fix by the vendor.
CVE-2025-61624: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiOS
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 v3.1
Score 5.4medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-61624) involves improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22) in Fortinet products including FortiOS versions 6.4.0 through 7.6.4, FortiPAM versions 1.0 through 1.7.0, FortiProxy versions 7.0 through 7.6.4, and FortiSwitchManager versions 7.0.0 through 7.2.7. It allows an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to perform path traversal via specific CLI commands, enabling them to write or delete arbitrary files. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H). Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation requires authenticated access with an admin profile and at least read-write permissions. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to write or delete arbitrary files on affected Fortinet devices, potentially impacting system integrity and availability. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet and should be applied promptly to affected versions. Since the vulnerability requires authenticated admin-level access, ensure that administrative credentials are tightly controlled and monitored. Patch status is confirmed as official-fix by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-29T07:36:48.603Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 69de650582d89c981fbed4df
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 4:02:13 PM
Last enriched: 5/13/2026, 2:36:18 AM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 10:33:26 AM
Views: 121
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