CVE-2025-67862: Execute unauthorized code or commands in Fortinet FortiOS
An Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State vulnerability [CWE-1244] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.14, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated admin to execute lua scripts via crafted CLI commands.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-67862) affects Fortinet FortiOS versions 6.4.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, and 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, as well as FortiProxy versions 7.0 through 7.6.3. It allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary Lua scripts by leveraging unsafe debug access levels or states via crafted CLI commands. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-1244 (Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating medium severity, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released official fixes to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authenticated administrator with high privileges can exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code or commands, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected Fortinet device. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet. Administrators should apply the vendor-provided patches for the affected FortiOS and FortiProxy versions as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-67862: Execute unauthorized code or commands in Fortinet FortiOS
Description
An Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State vulnerability [CWE-1244] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.14, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated admin to execute lua scripts via crafted CLI commands.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
Fortinet
FortiOS
Fortinet
FortiProxy
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-67862) affects Fortinet FortiOS versions 6.4.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, and 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, as well as FortiProxy versions 7.0 through 7.6.3. It allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary Lua scripts by leveraging unsafe debug access levels or states via crafted CLI commands. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-1244 (Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating medium severity, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released official fixes to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authenticated administrator with high privileges can exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code or commands, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected Fortinet device. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet. Administrators should apply the vendor-provided patches for the affected FortiOS and FortiProxy versions as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-12T15:39:26.251Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a2830808dd33fbd854ac3bd
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 15:25:52 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 13:14:52 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:30 UTC
Views: 537
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