Relative path traversal in FortiClientEMS



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-22859
CWE-ID CWE-23
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 FortiClientEMS
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Relative path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU109042

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22859

CWE-ID: CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal in upload message. A remote unauthenticated attacker can perform a limited arbitrary file write on the system via upload requests.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiClientEMS: 7.4.0 - 7.4.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-552


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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