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critical 9.8

CVE-2025-59718 kev in the critical feed json

A improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, Fort…

published 11mo ago modified 26d ago also EUVD-2025-202198

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2025-12-16
epss
68.1%
EPSS 68.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.17, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.14, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.21, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.5 allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the FortiCloud SSO login authentication via a crafted SAML response message.

Patch / fix

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

  • fortinet fortiproxy 7.0.22, 7.2.15, 7.4.11, 7.6.4
  • fortinet fortiswitchmanager 7.0.6, 7.2.7
  • fortinet fortios 7.0.18, 7.2.12, 7.4.9, 7.6.4

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-25-135-01 updated cvss 9.8

Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808
    affected: fixed in V7.4.9, mitigation

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
10mo ago
Patch by
2025-12-23 (10mo ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
Fortinet, Multiple Products
CISA name
Fortinet Multiple Products Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability

Ransomware

Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.

  • Qilin ransomware gang

reported by ctrlaltintel.com

Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
10mo ago

Exploit prediction

68.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Fortinet FortiSwitchManager
  • Fortinet FortiOS
  • Fortinet FortiProxy
  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
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References

Sources

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