CVE-2025-24472

Published Feb 11, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 7.2% KEV · Listed

Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of upstream and downstream devices serial numbers to gain super-admin privileges on the downstream device, if the Security Fabric is enabled, via crafted CSF proxy requests.

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
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.16

Fortinet

FortiProxy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.12
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.19

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.17 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.13 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.20 or above

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-3725	An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of upstream and downstream devices serial numbers to gain super-admin privileges on the downstream device, if the Security Fabric is enabled, via crafted CSF proxy requests.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since March 18, 2025.

Exploit prediction score: 7.2% (7.235% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24472

History

Jul 8, 2026 1:30 PM Affected versions updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.9:::::::*
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:X/RC:C'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C'}`

Oct 21, 2025 11:15 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24472

Oct 21, 2025 8:30 PM References updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24472

Oct 21, 2025 7:30 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24472

Aug 8, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-306

Aug 7, 2025 4:45 PM Description updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted CSF proxy requests.	An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of upstream and downstream devices serial numbers to gain super-admin privileges on the downstream device, if the Security Fabric is enabled, via crafted CSF proxy requests.

Mar 19, 2025 8:45 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Fortinet fortiproxy
Weaknesses		CWE-306
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
Vendors & Products		Fortinet fortiproxy

Mar 18, 2025 11:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2025-03-18'}`

Mar 18, 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'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Feb 12, 2025 9:15 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'}`

Feb 11, 2025 5:00 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 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted CSF proxy requests.
First Time appeared		Fortinet Fortinet fortios
Weaknesses		CWE-288
CPEs		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:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet Fortinet fortios
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:X/RC:C'}`