BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-02

Last updated on: 2026-06-09

Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.

Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.6 and above; and FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2 all versions, 7.0.5 and above may allow an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges via triggering a malicious Webhook action in the Automation Stitch component.

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Published

2025-10-02

Last Modified

2026-06-09

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-02

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-22862

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
fortinet	fortiproxy	From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.4 (inc)
fortinet	fortios	From 7.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.9 (inc)
fortinet	fortios	From 7.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.9 (inc)
fortinet	fortiproxy	From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.4 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-288	The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) found in certain versions of FortiOS and FortiProxy. It allows an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges by triggering a malicious Webhook action in the Automation Stitch component.

Impact Analysis

An attacker who is already authenticated could exploit this vulnerability to gain higher privileges than intended, potentially leading to full control over the affected system, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and services.

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