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CVE-2025-61624Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability

Product: Fortinet Multiple Products
Added to CISA KEV: October 16, 2026
Deadline for US federal agencies: October 19, 2026
Known ransomware use: Not known
EPSS, next 30 days: 1.3%, higher than 71% of scored CVEs (Oct 25, 2026)
Weakness: CWE-22

What CISA says

FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain a path traversal vulnerability that may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.

What CISA asks you to do

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Sources

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