CVE-2025-68482
Improper Certificate Validation in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager Enables MiTM
Publication date: 2026-03-10
Last updated on: 2026-03-12
Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortimanager | From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.5 (exc) |
| fortinet | fortimanager | From 6.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.9 (exc) |
| fortinet | fortianalyzer | From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.5 (exc) |
| fortinet | fortianalyzer | From 6.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.9 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-295 | The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an improper certificate validation issue found in multiple versions of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products. It allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack by exploiting the failure to properly validate certificates.
Through this attack, the attacker can intercept and view confidential information that is supposed to be securely transmitted.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact you by allowing a remote attacker to intercept sensitive data through a man-in-the-middle attack. This means confidential information transmitted between your Fortinet devices and other systems could be exposed to unauthorized parties.
Since the attacker does not need to be authenticated, the risk of data leakage is higher, potentially compromising the confidentiality of your network communications.
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