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CVE-2023-25606

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager management interface 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 6.4  all versions may allow a remote and authenticated attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem via specially crafted web requests.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 6.4.0 before 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.2 — fixed in 6.4.12, 7.2.2
• Fortinet FortiManager: from 6.4.0 before 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.2 — fixed in 6.4.12, 7.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 6.4.12, 7.2.2; Fortinet FortiManager 6.4.12, 7.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-471
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-471

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