Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU126009

Path traversal in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager - CVE-2025-68649

Published: April 14, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU126009

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68649

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in CLI. A local privileged user can delete files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.

Affected software

FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager

How to mitigate CVE-2025-68649

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 7.4.8, 7.6.5
FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.4.8, 7.6.5

External References

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-120

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