Path traversal in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2025-61624
Published: April 14, 2026 / Updated: June 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126001
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-61624
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS
FortiPAM
FortiProxy
FortiSwitch Manager
FortiOS
FortiPAM
FortiProxy
FortiSwitch Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to damange or delete data.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in CLI. A privileged attacker can achieve arbitrary write or delete files via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-61624
Install update from vendor's website.