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CVE-2025-53609 json

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through…

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-27259

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.5%
EPSS 11.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.2 through 7.0.11 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file read on the underlying system via crafted requests.

Patch / fix

  • fortinet fortiweb 7.2.12, 7.4.9, 7.6.5

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

11.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
CNA 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Fortinet FortiWeb

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
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References

Sources

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