Medium severity · published Oct 2, 2025
CVE-2025-22862
An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.6 and above; and FortiProxy 7.6.0…
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.6 and above; and FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2 all versions, 7.0.5 and above may allow an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges via triggering a malicious Webhook action in the Automation Stitch component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
7.4.0 through 7.4.7; 7.2.0 through 7.2.11; 7.0.6 through 7.0.18 · source: vendor, NVD
FO
FortiProxy · Fortinet
7.6.0 through 7.6.2; 7.4.0 through 7.4.8; 7.2.0 through 7.2.15; 7.0.5 through 7.0.22 · source: vendor, NVD
RA
RUGGEDCOM APE1808 · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22862
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22862
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-385
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-864900.html
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