CVE-2025-46775

Administrator credential disclosure via debug log commands

Published Nov 18, 2025 · Updated Nov 18, 2025

Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiExtender allows local users to obtain administrator credentials through debug log commands. The debug logging path includes administrator credentials in diagnostic output instead of excluding sensitive authentication data. Access requires a local, low-privilege authenticated session on FortiExtender 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, or 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, exposing credentials usable for administrator access.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiExtender allows local users to obtain administrator credentials through debug log commands. The debug logging path includes administrator credentials in diagnostic output instead of excluding sensitive authentication data. Access requires a local, low-privilege authenticated session on FortiExtender 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, or 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, exposing credentials usable for administrator access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46775
Published
Nov 18, 2025
Updated
Nov 18, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiExtender
Classifications
CWE-1295, CAPEC-121, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.5
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.5
  3. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.6
  4. Affected versionversion=7.6.0 <=7.6.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiExtenderversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.5; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.5; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.6; version=7.6.0 <=7.6.1

Published CVSS scores

5.5FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1295Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information
CAPEC-121Exploit Non-Production Interfaces
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

Public exploit references

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