CVE-2025-61624
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.
do firstApply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Can a WAF block it? No. The attack needs local access to the machine, so a WAF is not on its path.
Also consider: canonical path validation
Based on the attack vector (local or physical access). We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.
Is CVE-2025-61624 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2025-61624 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2025-61624?
CVE-2025-61624 is rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-61624?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-61624. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-61624 affect?
CVE-2025-61624 affects fortinet:fortios, fortinet:fortipam, fortinet:fortiproxy, fortinet:fortiswitchmanager, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
- affected>= 7.6.0 and <= 7.6.4
- affected>= 7.4.0 and <= 7.4.9
- affected>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.13
- affected>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.19
- affected>= 6.4.0 and <= 6.4.16
- affected1.7.0
- affected>= 1.6.0 and <= 1.6.2
- affected>= 1.5.0 and <= 1.5.1
- affected>= 1.4.0 and <= 1.4.3
- affected>= 1.3.0 and <= 1.3.1
- affected1.2.0
- affected>= 1.1.0 and <= 1.1.2
- affected>= 1.0.0 and <= 1.0.3
- affected>= 7.6.0 and <= 7.6.4
- affected>= 7.4.0 and <= 7.4.11
- affected>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.16
- affected>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.23
- affected>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.7
- affected>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.6
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- active
- automatable
- no
- technical impact
- total
Assessed by CISA 15 Oct 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 14 Apr 2026Published
- 15 Oct 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · 183 days (about 6 months) later
- 16 Oct 2026Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild) · 1 day later
- 17 Oct 2026CVE record last updated · 1 day later
- 19 Oct 2026CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 2 days later
- 2 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 15 days later
- Advisoryunit42.paloaltonetworks.com /fortimanager-cve-2024-47575-peerstitch-malware/#post-188095-_guyq53ar8k05
- Linkfortiguard.fortinet.com /psirt/FG-IR-26-122
- Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-61624
- Linkcert-portal.siemens.com /productcert/html/ssa-975644.html
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
- CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.