CVE-2025-61624
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
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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 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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How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.