CVE-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
Description
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.
Weakness: CWE-288
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | SASE / SSE / Secure Web | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (2)
- Fortinet · FortiOS
- Fortinet · FortiProxy
Credit
Fortinet is pleased to thank Sonny of watchTowr ( https://watchtowr.com/) for reporting the CSF related vulnerability under responsible disclosure.
Vendor remediation
Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.17 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.13 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.20 or above