CVE-2025-64446
critical CISA KEVFortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Fortinet — FortiWeb
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.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (psirt@fortinet.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2025-11-14 16:15
Modified: 2026-10-18 20:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Added 2025-11-14 · due 2025-11-21
Known ransomware use: Unknown
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
fortinet / fortiweb ≥7.0.0 <7.0.12, ≥7.2.0 <7.2.12, ≥7.4.0 <7.4.10, ≥7.6.0 <7.6.5, ≥8.0.0 <8.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 psirt@fortinet.com
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Fortiweb-AuthBypass 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-64446 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
CISA KEV — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗