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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2025-61624

mediumCVSS 3.1 6.5In CISA KEVEPSS 1.3%Published · Fortinet

The short answer

CVE-2025-61624 affects Fortinet FortiOS and is rated medium (CVSS 6.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-16: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') [CWE-22] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.7.0, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.

Weakness: CWE-22.

Severity

6.5 medium

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

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Oct 16, 2026

Federal due date Oct 19, 2026

EPSS, next 30 days

1.3%

Higher than 72% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for…

Affected products

FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiSwitchManager, FortiPAM, RUGGEDCOM APE1808. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2025-61624 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-61624 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-16, with a federal remediation due date of 2026-10-19.

How do I fix CVE-2025-61624?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for…

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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