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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.

In plain language

AI Act now

CVE-2025-64446 is a Fortinet FortiWeb flaw that lets an attacker send specially crafted web requests to take over administrative functions without a login; typical small businesses using FortiWeb should treat this as urgently dangerous and patch immediately if the system is reachable from the internet.

Executive summary

CVE-2025-64446 is a CWE-23 relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiWeb that can be triggered by unauthenticated HTTP/HTTPS requests to reach functionality that results in execution of administrative commands; CISA has it listed in KEV and it is being actively exploited in the wild.

If affected, business impact
Complete takeover of administrative accessMalware-style command execution riskSite outage or service disruptionStealthy compromise of business systems

What to do now

  1. Check whether your Fortinet FortiWeb (fortiweb) version is within the affected ranges (8.0.0–8.0.1, 7.6.0–7.6.4, 7.4.0–7.4.9, 7.2.0–7.2.11, 7.0.0–7.0.11).
  2. If it is affected, plan an upgrade immediately to one of the fixed versions: 8.0.2 or above, 7.6.5 or above, 7.4.10 or above, 7.2.12 or above, or 7.0.12.
  3. If you cannot upgrade right away, restrict FortiWeb so it is not reachable from the public internet over HTTP/HTTPS, and follow Fortinet mitigation guidance for this specific issue.
  4. After upgrading, monitor FortiWeb logs for signs of attempted exploitation (suspicious HTTP/HTTPS requests related to this activity) and confirm normal administrative access behavior.
Patch / advisory Usually a quick update

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

Affected Products

Fortinet
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Nov 14, 2025
Remediation due:Nov 21, 2025

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

1 exploit source identified

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