# CVE-2025-64471: A use of password hash instead of password for authentication vulnerability \[CWE-836\] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-01-14

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiWeb: from 8.0.0, through 8.0.1; from 7.6.0, through 7.6.5; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.10; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.11; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.11

## Description

A use of password hash instead of password for authentication vulnerability [CWE-836] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to use the hash in place of the password to authenticate via crafted HTTP/HTTPS requests

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-984

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