Unauthenticated administrative command execution via path traversal
Published Nov 14, 2025 · Updated Nov 14, 2025
Relative path traversal in affected Fortinet FortiWeb 7.0, 7.2, 7.4, 7.6, and 8.0 releases allows remote attackers to run administrative commands. The management request path can traverse into cgi-bin/fwbcgi, whose cgi_auth routine decodes client-controlled CGIINFO JSON and applies its identity fields as the execution context. No authentication or user interaction is required; an exposed management interface permits built-in administrator impersonation and privileged configuration changes.
Summary
What happened
Relative path traversal in affected Fortinet FortiWeb 7.0, 7.2, 7.4, 7.6, and 8.0 releases allows remote attackers to run administrative commands. The management request path can traverse into cgi-bin/fwbcgi, whose cgi_auth routine decodes client-controlled CGIINFO JSON and applies its identity fields as the execution context. No authentication or user interaction is required; an exposed management interface permits built-in administrator impersonation and privileged configuration changes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-64446
- Published
- Nov 14, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiWeb
- Classifications
- CWE-23, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 14, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing
- Nov 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.11
- Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.11
- Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.9
- Affected versionversion=7.6.0 <=7.6.4
- Affected versionversion=8.0.0 <=8.0.1
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Attacks
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| Reporting day | Unique IPs |
|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 2 |
Public exploit references
- watchTowr FortiWeb Authentication Bypass Artifact Generatorfunctional · demonstrated
- Metasploit Fortinet FortiWeb Create Administrator Modulefunctional · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- Global in-the-wild FortiWeb exploitationreported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listingknown exploited catalog
Technologies
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