Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2025-61624)
Severity: medium · Patch status: unknown · Since 2026-10-16 · CVE-2025-61624
FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain a path traversal vulnerability that may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands. CISA added CVE-2025-61624 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 16, 2026, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Oct 19, 2026 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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