Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2025-64446)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-11-14 · CVE-2025-64446
Fortinet FortiWeb contains a relative path traversal vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. CISA added CVE-2025-64446 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 14, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Nov 21, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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