Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiswitch
CVE-2024-48887
A unverified password change vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to change admin passwords via a specially crafted request
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.157 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.157 · newest: 0.157 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortiswitch — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-435 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-48887?
- CVE-2024-48887 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiswitch, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-48887?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-48887 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.