Authenticated privilege escalation via malicious webhook action
Published Oct 2, 2025 · Updated Oct 2, 2025
Authentication bypass in affected Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy releases allows local users to elevate privileges through Automation Stitch. The component accepts a malicious Webhook action through an alternate authentication path, but Fortinet has not disclosed the specific validation failure. Reachability requires an authenticated high-privilege account; successful exploitation grants elevated control over the appliance.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in affected Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy releases allows local users to elevate privileges through Automation Stitch. The component accepts a malicious Webhook action through an alternate authentication path, but Fortinet has not disclosed the specific validation failure. Reachability requires an authenticated high-privilege account; successful exploitation grants elevated control over the appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22862
- Published
- Oct 2, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiOS
- Classifications
- CWE-288, CAPEC-665, CAPEC-127, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 2, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.0.6 <=7.0.17
- Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.11
- Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.7
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