FortiOS
CVE-2025-22254: Improper Privilege Management in FortiOS, FortiProxy and others
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| FortiOS 7.6.0 to 7.6.1 | 7.6.2 or later |
| FortiOS 7.4.0 to 7.4.6 | 7.4.7 or later |
| FortiOS 7.2.0 to 7.2.10 | 7.2.11 or later |
| FortiOS 7.0.0 to 7.0.16 | 7.0.17 or later |
| FortiOS 6.4.0 to 6.4.15 | 6.4.16 or later |
| FortiProxy 7.6.0 to 7.6.1 | 7.6.2 or later |
| FortiProxy 7.4.0 to 7.4.7 | 7.4.8 or later |
| FortiWeb 7.6.0 to 7.6.1 | 7.6.2 or later |
| FortiWeb 7.4.0 to 7.4.6 | 7.4.7 or later |
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What it is
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Sources
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