CVE-2025-61624: Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2026-10-16
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-10-17
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.4.0 before 7.4.10; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.5 — fixed in 7.4.10, 7.6.5
Fortinet FortiPAM: from 1.0.0 before 1.7.1 — fixed in 1.7.1
Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.0.0 before 7.4.12; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.5 — fixed in 7.4.12, 7.6.5
Fortinet FortiSwitchManager: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.7; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8 — fixed in 7.0.7, 7.2.8
Siemens Ruggedcom Ape1808 Firmware: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.4.10, 7.6.5; Fortinet FortiPAM 1.7.1; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.4.12, 7.6.5; Fortinet FortiSwitchManager 7.0.7, 7.2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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