CVE-2025-54658

Root privilege escalation via unconfined pathname

Published Oct 16, 2025 · Updated Oct 16, 2025

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiDLP Agent's Outlookproxy plugin allows local users to gain root privileges on macOS. The plugin accepts a crafted request on a local listening port and fails to confine an attacker-controlled pathname to its intended directory. Low-privileged local access is required; Fortinet has not disclosed the request format, target path, or privileged file operation.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiDLP Agent's Outlookproxy plugin allows local users to gain root privileges on macOS. The plugin accepts a crafted request on a local listening port and fails to confine an attacker-controlled pathname to its intended directory. Low-privileged local access is required; Fortinet has not disclosed the request format, target path, or privileged file operation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54658
Published
Oct 16, 2025
Updated
Oct 16, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiDLP
Classifications
CWE-22, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 16, 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=10.3.1
  2. Affected versionversion=10.4.0
  3. Affected versionversion=10.5.1
  4. Affected versionversion=11.0.1
  5. Affected versionversion=11.1.1 <=11.1.2
  6. Affected versionversion=11.2.0
  7. Affected versionversion=11.2.3
  8. Affected versionversion=11.3.2 <=11.3.4
  9. Affected versionversion=11.4.2 <=11.4.6
  10. Affected versionversion=11.5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiDLPversion=10.3.1; version=10.4.0; version=10.5.1; version=11.0.1; version=11.1.1 <=11.1.2; version=11.2.0; version=11.2.3; version=11.3.2 <=11.3.4; version=11.4.2 <=11.4.6; version=11.5.1

Published CVSS scores

7.8FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

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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-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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