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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-53609

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through 7.0.11 may allow an authenticated attacke

Published Sep 9, 2025 · catalog updated Jan 14, 2026 · Fortinet FortiWeb

Last checked Oct 23, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2025-53609 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Fortinet FortiWeb.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
10.65%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Fortinet FortiWeb 7.2.0 ≤7.2.11

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through 7.0.11 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file read on the underlying system via crafted requests.

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  • vendor Fortinet FortiWeb 7.2.0 ≤7.2.117.2.0 ≤7.2.11

How to fix CVE-2025-53609

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-53609 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Fortinet FortiWeb.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Fortinet FortiWeb 7.2.0 ≤7.2.11 7.2.0 ≤7.2.11. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 10.65%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Fortinet security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through 7.0.11 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file read on the underlying system via crafted requests.

  2. Jan 14, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through 7.0.11 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file read on the underlying system via crafted requests.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-53609

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-53609

    30-day exploitation probability 10.65%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-27259

    A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through 7.0.11 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file read on the underlying system via crafted requests.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026