Path traversal in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer - CVE-2025-61625
Published: November 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU165238
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-61625
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to damange or delete data.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in JSON API. An authenticated attacker whose profile only has read permission can write and delete files from the underlying filesystem via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
Affected software
FortiManager
FortiAnalyzer
FortiAnalyzer
How to mitigate CVE-2025-61625
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.2.12, 7.4.8, 7.6.5
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 7.2.12, 7.4.8, 7.6.5
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 7.2.12, 7.4.8, 7.6.5