BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-20

Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.

Description

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC 7.4.0, FortiADC 7.2 all versions, FortiADC 7.1 all versions, FortiADC 7.0 all versions, FortiADC 6.2 all versions may allow an admin with read-only permission to get the external resources password via the logs of the product

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Published

2025-11-18

Last Modified

2025-11-20

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-54971

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
fortinet	fortiadc	From 6.2.0 (inc) to 7.4.3 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CWE-532	The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an exposure of sensitive information in Fortinet FortiADC versions 6.2 through 7.4.0. It allows an admin with read-only permission to access external resource passwords by viewing the product's logs, which should not normally be accessible to such users.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive passwords to users who only have read-only admin access. This could potentially allow these users to gain further unauthorized access to external resources, increasing the risk of data breaches or system compromise.

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