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title: "CVE-2025-61624: Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2025-61624/
description: "CVE-2025-61624 (Fortinet Multiple Products): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-04-14
date_modified: 2026-10-17
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2025-61624"
kev: true
cvss: 5.4
epss: 0.01081
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2025-61624: Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run Fortinet Multiple Products. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-16, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2026-10-19 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 1.1% , percentile 65: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs local access needed. Lower urgency for most teams unless an attacker could already run code on the machine.
- Editorial verdict: Act now. FortiOS CVE-2025-25249 and CVE-2025-61624 Now Exploited — If you run FortiGates, get to FortiOS 7.4.10+ or 7.6.5+ now and hunt for implants: one bug gives unauthenticated attackers code execution over CAPWAP and is being exploited at scale, and the other turns stolen admin logins into root implants.

## What it is

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 (CVE record)

- Fortinet FortiOS: 7.6.0 <= 7.6.4, 7.4.0 <= 7.4.9, 7.2.0 <= 7.2.13, 7.0.0 <= 7.0.19, 6.4.0 <= 6.4.16
- Fortinet FortiProxy: 7.6.0 <= 7.6.4, 7.4.0 <= 7.4.11, 7.2.0 <= 7.2.16, 7.0.0 <= 7.0.23
- Fortinet FortiSwitchManager: 7.2.0 <= 7.2.7, 7.0.0 <= 7.0.6
- Fortinet FortiPAM: 1.7.0, 1.6.0 <= 1.6.2, 1.5.0 <= 1.5.1, 1.4.0 <= 1.4.3, 1.3.0 <= 1.3.1, 1.2.0, 1.1.0 <= 1.1.2, 1.0.0 <= 1.0.3

## Severity

- fortinet CVSS 3.1: 5.4 `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2026-10-16; federal due date 2026-10-19. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: Apply 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.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 65.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (fortiguard.fortinet.com)](https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-122)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2025-61624](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61624)
- [NVD entry CVE-2025-61624](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61624)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-61624)
- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (cisa.gov)](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk)
- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (cisa.gov)](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk)
- [unit42.paloaltonetworks.com](https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/fortimanager-cve-2024-47575-peerstitch-malware/#post-188095-_guyq53ar8k05)
- [cert-portal.siemens.com](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-975644.html)

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