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CVE-2025-22254
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.4.0 before 6.4.16; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.17; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.11; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.7; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.2 — fixed in 6.4.16, 7.0.17, 7.2.11, 7.4.7, 7.6.2
- Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.4.0 before 7.4.8; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.2 — fixed in 7.4.8, 7.6.2
- Fortinet FortiWeb: from 7.4.0 before 7.4.7; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.2 — fixed in 7.4.7, 7.6.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 6.4.16, 7.0.17, 7.2.11, 7.4.7; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.4.8, 7.6.2; Fortinet FortiWeb 7.4.7, 7.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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