CVE-2025-24472

8.1 highKEVEPSS 7.2%

High (8.1) in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy. In CISA KEV since 2025-03-18, with known ransomware use. EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of upstream and downstream devices serial numbers to gain super-admin privileges on the downstream device, if the Security Fabric is enabled, via crafted CSF proxy requests.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.1 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 7.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CISA KEV: listed 2025-03-18, due 2025-04-08, known ransomware use
CWE: CWE-288
Published: 2025-02-11
Modified: 2026-08-05
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

fortinet:fortios
fortinet:fortiproxy

References

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