CVE-2025-24472

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.

Severity scores

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• 8.1CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (fortinet)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

What to do

• 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 aboveCNA solution statement
• Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 11 Feb 2025 Published
2. 18 Mar 2025 CVE-2025-24472 added to CISA KEV
3. 18 Mar 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

• CWE-288

References

• https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535