CVE-2025-24472
moderate-risk
Published 2025-02-11
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.
Do I need to act?
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10.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 90% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.1/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (2)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
18/34 · Moderate
Exposure
7/34 · Low