An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] affecting Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and before 6.4.15, FortiProxy version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.7 & FortiWeb version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-17796 An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] affecting Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and before 6.4.15, FortiProxy version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.7 & FortiWeb version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to upcoming FortiAuthenticator version 7.0.0 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.7 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.4.8 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.13 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.20 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.7 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.11 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.17 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.16 or above


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fortinet fortiproxy
Fortinet fortiweb
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet fortiproxy
Fortinet fortiweb

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00054}

epss

{'score': 0.00059}


Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:45:00 +0000

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Description An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] affecting Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and before 6.4.15, FortiProxy version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.7 & FortiWeb version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:W/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-16T09:43:38.067Z

Reserved: 2025-01-02T10:21:04.197Z

Link: CVE-2025-22254

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-10T18:30:26.720Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-06-10T17:21:08.420

Modified: 2025-07-22T21:25:11.937

Link: CVE-2025-22254

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