CVE-2025-64446

Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): fortinet
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.4 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Effective score: 9.4 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-23
Reserved: 2025-11-04
Published: 2025-11-14 16:50 UTC
Last updated: 2026-02-26 17:56 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/64xxx/CVE-2025-64446.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2025-64446 — CVE-2025-64446

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CISA KEV

CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of this CVE. Federal agencies must remediate by the due date below; private orgs should treat it as priority-1.

Vulnerability name: Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability
Vendor / project: Fortinet
Product: FortiWeb
Date added to KEV: 2025-11-14
Remediation due: 2025-11-21
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaign use: Unknown
CISA notes: https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64446
CISA listing: www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published: 2025-11-14 16:15:58 UTC
NVD last modified: 2025-11-21 18:27:33 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: psirt@fortinet.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 3.9 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.9307 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 99.79% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-25

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2025-197613
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Nov 14, 2025, 3:50:52 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2026, 4:56:56 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 9.4 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
EUVD-reported EPSS: 93.0800
Vendors: Fortinet
Products: FortiWeb (7.4.0 ≤7.4.9)

FortiWeb (7.2.0 ≤7.2.11)

FortiWeb (7.6.0 ≤7.6.4)

FortiWeb (8.0.0 ≤8.0.1)

FortiWeb (7.0.0 ≤7.0.11)
Aliases: GHSA-hp5v-vp9j-7vp9

ENISA description: A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

EUVD references (1)

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Fortinet	FortiWeb	`8.0.0` (affected), `7.6.0` (affected), `7.4.0` (affected), `7.2.0` (affected), `7.0.0` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

Web references (4)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-64446 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64446 rapid7:www.cve.org
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 rapid7:www.fortiguard.com

NVD-tagged references (3)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910 psirt@fortinet.com Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Fortiweb-AuthBypass 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-64446 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 US Government Resource

Remediations (10)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Microsoft Releases Mitigation for Windows BitLocker Security Bypass 0 ...

web:cybersecuritynews.com

No patch has been released yet; Microsoft has instead issued a multi-step manual mitigation guide while a formal security update is prepared. Windows BitLocker Security Bypass The vulnerability originates in WinRE's handling of the BootExecute registry value under HKLM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager.

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
Nvd - Cve-2025-64446

web:nvd.nist.gov

This is a potential security issue, you are being redirected to https://nvd.nist.gov

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft

web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com

The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
February's Patch Tuesday release fixes 59 flaws ... - Computerworld

web:www.computerworld.com

Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

web:www.cve.org

At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
Microsoft mitigates YellowKey BitLocker bypass, no patch yet

web:www.notebookcheck.net

Microsoft released mitigation steps for YellowKey ( CVE -2026-45585), a BitLocker bypass that grants physical attackers access to encrypted Windows drives.

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2025

web:www.oracle.com

This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
Microsoft Rolls Out Mitigations for 'YellowKey' BitLocker ...

web:www.securityweek.com

Microsoft has announced mitigations for CVE -2026-45585, a BitLocker bypass triggered via FsTx in Windows Recovery.

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
CVE-2025-64446: Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Flaw - SentinelOne

web:www.sentinelone.com

CVE-2025-64446 is a path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb. Learn about its impact, affected versions, and mitigation methods.

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC
Microsoft KB5034441 Windows 10 security patch for BitLocker bypass is ...

web:www.tomshardware.com

Microsoft released security update KB5034441 on Patch Tuesday to fix a BitLocker encryption bypass vulnerability affecting Windows 10 users. However, some users are experiencing an update failure ...

2026-05-22 15:05 UTC

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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2025-64446.json.

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