CVE-2025-61624

Arbitrary file write and deletion via CLI traversal

Published Apr 14, 2026 · Updated Apr 14, 2026

Path traversal in the CLI of Fortinet FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitch Manager allows local users to alter files. Fortinet identifies only specific CLI commands as the vulnerable locus and has not disclosed how pathname validation fails. Exploitation requires an authenticated admin profile with read-write permission; successful commands can overwrite or remove arbitrary files.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in the CLI of Fortinet FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitch Manager allows local users to alter files. Fortinet identifies only specific CLI commands as the vulnerable locus and has not disclosed how pathname validation fails. Exploitation requires an authenticated admin profile with read-write permission; successful commands can overwrite or remove arbitrary files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-61624
Published
Apr 14, 2026
Updated
Apr 14, 2026
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiOS
Classifications
CWE-22, T1070.004, T1078
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.16
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.19
  3. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.13
  4. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.9
  5. Affected versionversion=7.6.0 <=7.6.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiOSversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.16; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.19; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.13; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.9; version=7.6.0 <=7.6.4
Fortinet · FortiPAMversion=1.0.0 <=1.0.3; version=1.1.0 <=1.1.2; version=1.2.0; version=1.3.0 <=1.3.1; version=1.4.0 <=1.4.3; version=1.5.0 <=1.5.1; version=1.6.0 <=1.6.2; version=1.7.0
Fortinet · FortiSwitch Managerversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.6; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.7
Fortinet · FortiProxyversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.23; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.16; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.11; version=7.6.0 <=7.6.4

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.0Fortinet, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1070.004File Deletion
T1078Valid Accounts

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