CVE-2025-22254

Published Jun 10, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

FortiOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.6.0`	affected	≤ 7.6.1
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.6
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.10
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.16
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.15

Fortinet

FortiProxy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.6.0`	affected	≤ 7.6.1
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.7

Fortinet

FortiWeb

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.6.0`	affected	≤ 7.6.1
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.6

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::

Configuration 3 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to upcoming FortiAuthenticator version 7.0.0 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 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 FortiWeb version 7.6.2 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.7 or above

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.886% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-006

History

Jan 14, 2026 2:00 PM Description updated. Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.	An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 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.
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:7.6.1:::::::*

Jul 22, 2025 9:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

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

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00054}`	epss `{'score': 0.00059}`

Jun 10, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jun 10, 2025 4:45 PM Description updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-006
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'}`