Name: CVE-2025-24472: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-24472, CWE-288, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Used with Ransomware, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.07235, CISA KEV

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Fortinet Fortiproxy	—	Upgrade FortiProxy to 7.0.20Upgrade FortiProxy to 7.2.13Upgrade to the latest version of FortiProxy	Sep 30, 2026	Jan 14, 2025
Fortios	—	Upgrade FortiOS to 7.0.17	Feb 20, 2025	Feb 11, 2025

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CVSS Details

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