CVE-2025-22254

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.85% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Is it mine?
70 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-21

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt

    Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.7. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

  • FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot

    Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.7. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9
v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:W/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.16.6mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:W/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 0.7 · impact 5.9
v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:W/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USCWE-269USCWE-269USCWE-269USCWE-269US
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affected products (70)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2025-0192Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet FortiOSNL2025-06-12csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiOS.

  • SSA-770770SSA-770770: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW Before V7.4.7 on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2025-02-11csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-1290Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiWeb: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-06-10csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiOS, Fortinet FortiProxy und Fortinet FortiWeb ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

  • ICSA-25-044-06Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE18082025-02-11icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otncsc_nlsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-06-10modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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