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CVE-2025-24472: Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2025-24472
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted CSF proxy requests.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Fortinetproduct: FortiOS and FortiProxyAuthentication bypass
What
An authentication bypass vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain super-admin privileges.
Who is affected
Deployments of Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Apply the latest security patches from Fortinet to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2025-03-18
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24472

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2025-24472coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Fortinet FortiOS and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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