Type Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiWeb contains a relative path traversal vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Fortinet · Path traversal
Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2025-64446
What this means
This is rated critical severity (9.8 out of 10). It is on the known-exploited catalogue, which means attacks using it have already been seen. Ask IT whether Fortinet Fortiweb is in your estate, and treat that as the priority.
Full vendor description
A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Scoring and exploitation
9.8/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreCritical
Exploitable over the network without any account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredNonePR:N
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeUnchangedS:U
Impact
Longer bar: more harm
ConfidentialityHighC:H
IntegrityHighI:H
AvailabilityHighA:H
- Elevated attack likelihood (~91.1% in 30 days)Model estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Yes — confirmed exploitation (US CISA )
- Not reported
- Listed product
- Fortinet FortiWeb
Weaknesses
CWE-23
Affected products ()
- Fortinet Fortiweb
Show the raw CPE strings (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
3 links from the CVE record, grouped by site; the vendor's advisory comes first.
fortiguard.fortinet.com1 linkVendor advisory
- FG-IR-25-910 (opens in a new tab)Vendor Advisory
github.com1 link
- watchTowr-vs-Fortiweb-AuthBypass (opens in a new tab)Exploit · Third Party Advisory
cisa.gov1 link
- known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog (opens in a new tab)US Government Resource