CVE-2025-64446
📛 CVE Title
CVE-2025-64446
Description
A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- fortinet
- CVSS severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS score
- 9.4 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C- Effective score
- 9.4 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-23 - Reserved
- 2025-11-04
- Published
- 2025-11-14 16:50 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26 17:56 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/64xxx/CVE-2025-64446.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-64446 — CVE-2025-64446
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CISA KEV
CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of this CVE. Federal agencies must remediate by the due date below; private orgs should treat it as priority-1.
- Vulnerability name
- Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Vendor / project
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiWeb
- Date added to KEV
- 2025-11-14
- Remediation due
- 2025-11-21
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
- CISA notes
- https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64446
- CISA listing
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2025-11-14 16:15:58 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2025-11-21 18:27:33 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: psirt@fortinet.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 3.9 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.9307 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 99.79% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-25
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-26 00:18 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-197613 - Assigner
- fortinet
- Published
- Nov 14, 2025, 3:50:52 PM
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026, 4:56:56 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
9.4 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 93.0800
- Vendors
- Fortinet
- Products
-
FortiWeb (7.4.0 ≤7.4.9)FortiWeb (7.2.0 ≤7.2.11)FortiWeb (7.6.0 ≤7.6.4)FortiWeb (8.0.0 ≤8.0.1)FortiWeb (7.0.0 ≤7.0.11)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-hp5v-vp9j-7vp9
ENISA description: A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiWeb |
8.0.0 (affected),
7.6.0 (affected),
7.4.0 (affected),
7.2.0 (affected),
7.0.0 (affected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
Web references (4)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-64446 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64446 rapid7:www.cve.org
- https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 rapid7:www.fortiguard.com
NVD-tagged references (3)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 psirt@fortinet.com Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Fortiweb-AuthBypass 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-64446 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 US Government Resource
Remediations (18)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:www.nist.gov
NIST maintains the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a repository of information on software and hardware flaws that can compromise computer security. This is a key piece of the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:senserva.com
Every Microsoft security patch (KB) and the CVEs it fixes, with severity, CVSS, and CISA KEV status. Cross-linked to the CVE reference.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:thehackernews.com
Fortinet, Ivanti, and SAP patched critical flaws up to CVSS 10.0, reducing RCE, admin takeover, and data exposure risks.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Security Patch Update contains 943 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Security Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:helpx.adobe.com
This page contains important information regarding security vulnerabilities that could affect specific versions of Adobe products. Use this information to take the prescribed corrective actions.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:infosecbulletin.com
Fortinet warned on Friday about a vulnerability in FortiWeb that lets remote, unauthenticated attackers gain admin access to web application firewalls. The bug, labeled CVE-2025-64446 with a CVSS score of 9.1, is a path traversal vulnerability, allowing attackers to run admin commands through specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:www.cvefind.com
CVE Find is a real-time vulnerability database indexing 400 351 security flaws ( CVE ) from MITRE, NVD, CISA KEV, CWE and CAPEC. 3324 new CVEs were published in the last 7 days. Data aggregated from: MITRE Corporation ( CVE , CWE, CAPEC), National Vulnerability Database - NIST (NVD), CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), FIRST (EPSS).
2026-10-01 19:58 UTC -
web:www.sentinelone.com
CVE-2025-64446 is a path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb. Learn about its impact, affected versions, and mitigation methods.
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
No patch has been released yet; Microsoft has instead issued a multi-step manual mitigation guide while a formal security update is prepared. Windows BitLocker Security Bypass The vulnerability originates in WinRE's handling of the BootExecute registry value under HKLM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager.
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:www.tomshardware.com
Microsoft released security update KB5034441 on Patch Tuesday to fix a BitLocker encryption bypass vulnerability affecting Windows 10 users. However, some users are experiencing an update failure ...
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
This is a potential security issue, you are being redirected to https://nvd.nist.gov
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:www.notebookcheck.net
Microsoft released mitigation steps for YellowKey ( CVE -2026-45585), a BitLocker bypass that grants physical attackers access to encrypted Windows drives.
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Microsoft has announced mitigations for CVE -2026-45585, a BitLocker bypass triggered via FsTx in Windows Recovery.
2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
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