Vulnerability · CVE-2025-24472
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Published Feb 11, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 4, 2026 · Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy
Patch now
CVE-2025-24472 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 8, 2025. Confirm Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- High8.1
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 7.23%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe fortinet/fortios · cpe fortinet/fortiproxy · vendor Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy
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.
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- cpe fortinet/fortiosversion unspecified
- cpe fortinet/fortiproxyversion unspecified
- vendor Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxyversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2025-24472
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Apr 8, 2025.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-24472 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 8, 2025. Confirm Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-288. EPSS 7.23%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 11, 2025 · Catalog
Detected
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
Mar 18, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Apr 8, 2025 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Aug 4, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-24472
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted CSF proxy requests.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-24472
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-24472
30-day exploitation probability 7.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-24472
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted CSF proxy requests.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cyble.com
- CISA note · fortiguard.fortinet.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cert.at
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cyfirma.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · forescout.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.