CVE-2025-24472

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of upstream and downstream devices serial numbers to gain super-admin privileges on the downstream device, if the Security Fabric is enabled, via crafted CSF proxy requests.

Affected

Fortinet · FortiOS · FortiProxy

CVSS v3.1 FORTINET

8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

7.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2025-03-18, used in ransomware campaigns

Published

2025-02-11

Updated

2026-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• razureink/cve-2025-24472-fortinet_authbypass_reproduction0★ · 2026-07-23

Security advisories

• https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2021-44228
• CVE-2024-0012
• CVE-2024-1708
• CVE-2024-1709
• CVE-2024-23897
• CVE-2024-23898