CVE-2025-54971Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via unmasked external-resource log entries

Published Nov 18, 2025 · Updated Nov 18, 2025

Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiADC 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to read external-resource passwords. FortiADC writes configured external-resource passwords into product logs without masking them from read-only administrators. A remote authenticated account with read-only administrative permission and an enabled external resource is sufficient; no data modification or service interruption is reported.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiADC 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to read external-resource passwords. FortiADC writes configured external-resource passwords into product logs without masking them from read-only administrators. A remote authenticated account with read-only administrative permission and an enabled external resource is sufficient; no data modification or service interruption is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54971
Published
Nov 18, 2025
Updated
Nov 18, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiADC
Classifications
CWE-532, CWE-200, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
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=6.2.0 <=6.2.6
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.6
  3. Affected versionversion=7.1.0 <=7.1.5
  4. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.8
  5. Affected versionversion=7.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiADCversion=6.2.0 <=6.2.6; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.6; version=7.1.0 <=7.1.5; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.8; version=7.4.0

Published CVSS scores

3.9FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
4.3FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

Public exploit references

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