CVE-2025-22252
📛 CVE Title
CVE-2025-22252
Description
A missing authentication for critical function in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.5, and FortiOS versions 7.4.4 through 7.4.6 and version 7.6.0 may allow an attacker with knowledge of an existing admin account to access the device as a valid admin via an authentication bypass.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- fortinet
- CVSS severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS score
- 9.0 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C- Effective score
- 9.0 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-306 - Reserved
- 2025-01-02
- Published
- 2025-05-28 09:55 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26 19:27 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/22xxx/CVE-2025-22252.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-22252 — CVE-2025-22252
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
- 2025-05-28 08:15:21 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 08:45:56 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
- 0.0080 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 52.95% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 19:18 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
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-2025-16333 - Assigner
- fortinet
- Published
- May 28, 2025, 7:55:49 AM
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026, 6:27:51 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
9.0 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.2400
- Vendors
- Fortinet
- Products
-
FortiProxy (7.6.0 ≤7.6.1)FortiOS (7.6.0)FortiOS (7.4.4 ≤7.4.6)FortiSwitchManager (7.2.5)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-2w29-fw64-5ggm
ENISA description: A missing authentication for critical function in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.5, and FortiOS versions 7.4.4 through 7.4.6 and version 7.6.0 may allow an attacker with knowledge of an existing admin account to access the device as a valid admin via an authentication bypass.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiProxy |
7.6.0 (affected)
|
— |
| Fortinet | FortiSwitchManager |
7.2.5 (affected)
|
— |
| Fortinet | FortiOS |
7.6.0 (affected),
7.4.4 (affected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (4) 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:fortiproxy:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (5)
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/306.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-22252 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-16333 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-472 rapid7:fortiguard.fortinet.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22252 rapid7:www.cve.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
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-24-472 psirt@fortinet.com Vendor Advisory
Remediations (10)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:blog.qualys.com
EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Audit With Qualys Policy Audit's Out-of-the-Box Mitigation or Compensatory Controls, reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done now; these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS, DISA-STIG.
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its final Patch Tuesday updates of 2025 on December 9, addressing 56 security vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Exchange Server, and other components.
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities ...
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC -
web:lifehacker.com
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for December is here, and Windows users should ensure their machines are updated as soon as possible to fix three zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC -
web:petri.com
Microsoft's December 2025 Patch Tuesday delivers 56 security fixes and key improvements for Windows 11.
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC -
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 12:16 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC -
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 12:16 UTC -
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 12:16 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft has published 172 new vulnerabilities, including six zero-day vulnerabilities. Windows 10 moves past the end of support, sort of. Critical RCE in Windows Server Update Service.
2026-05-22 12:16 UTC
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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2025-22252.json.
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