CVE-2025-27759

Privileged command execution via crafted CLI commands

Published Aug 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWeb allows local users with privileged CLI access to execute unauthorized commands. Fortinet identifies crafted CLI commands as the input but has not disclosed the affected command handler or the unsafe operation that reaches the OS shell. The flaw affects 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, and 7.6.0 through 7.6.3 and grants appliance-level command execution.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWeb allows local users with privileged CLI access to execute unauthorized commands. Fortinet identifies crafted CLI commands as the input but has not disclosed the affected command handler or the unsafe operation that reaches the OS shell. The flaw affects 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, and 7.6.0 through 7.6.3 and grants appliance-level command execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-27759
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiWeb
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.10
  3. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.7
  4. Affected versionversion=7.6.0 <=7.6.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiWebversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.10; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.7; version=7.6.0 <=7.6.3

Published CVSS scores

6.7Fortinet PSIRTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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