CVE-2025-68648: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiManager Cloud
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2 all versions, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiManager Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14 may allow an attacker to escalate its privileges via specially crafted requests.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-68648) is a use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products, including FortiManager Cloud, across multiple versions. Exploitation allows an attacker to escalate privileges by sending specially crafted requests. The vulnerability affects FortiAnalyzer versions 7.0 through 7.6.4 and FortiManager versions 7.0 through 7.6.4, including their cloud versions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, and partial remediation level with official fixes available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing an attacker with some level of access to gain higher privileges. This can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet for the affected FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager versions, including cloud variants. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud-hosted service vulnerability, remediation depends on applying the patch. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-68648: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiManager Cloud
Description
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2 all versions, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiManager Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14 may allow an attacker to escalate its privileges via specially crafted requests.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-68648) is a use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products, including FortiManager Cloud, across multiple versions. Exploitation allows an attacker to escalate privileges by sending specially crafted requests. The vulnerability affects FortiAnalyzer versions 7.0 through 7.6.4 and FortiManager versions 7.0 through 7.6.4, including their cloud versions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, and partial remediation level with official fixes available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing an attacker with some level of access to gain higher privileges. This can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet for the affected FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager versions, including cloud variants. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud-hosted service vulnerability, remediation depends on applying the patch. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-22T07:42:48.338Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 69b05634ea502d3aa87d6bc1
Added to database: 3/10/2026, 5:34:44 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 8:24:14 PM
Last updated: 6/12/2026, 12:21:00 PM
Views: 114
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