Path Traversal in Fortinet Fortios
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
- Fortinet Fortipam — versions 1.7.0, 1.6.0, 1.5.0
- Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
- Fortinet Fortiswitchmanager — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-61624?
- CVE-2025-61624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-61624?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.