Path Traversal in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiPAM Allows File Manipulation

Publication date: 2026-04-14

Last updated on: 2026-04-22

Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-14

Last Modified

2026-04-22

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-61624

EUVD

EUVD-2025-209452

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
fortinet	fortios	From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.5 (exc)
fortinet	fortios	From 6.4.0 (inc) to 7.4.10 (exc)
fortinet	fortipam	From 1.0.0 (inc) to 1.7.1 (exc)
fortinet	fortiproxy	From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.4.12 (exc)
fortinet	fortiproxy	From 7.6.0 (inc) to 7.6.5 (exc)
fortinet	fortiswitchmanager	From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.0.7 (exc)
fortinet	fortiswitchmanager	From 7.2.0 (inc) to 7.2.8 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows an attacker with sufficient privileges to write or delete arbitrary files on the system. This can lead to unauthorized modification or deletion of critical files, potentially disrupting system operations, causing data loss, or enabling further attacks. Since the attacker must have admin profile and read-write permissions, the impact is significant in environments where such access is granted.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory, also known as a Path Traversal vulnerability (CWE-22). It affects multiple versions of Fortinet products including FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager. An authenticated attacker with an admin profile and at least read-write permissions can exploit this vulnerability by using specific CLI commands to write or delete arbitrary files on the affected system.

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