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Page generated: 11 Nov 2026, 14:06 UTC

CVE-2025-61624

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An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') [CWE-22] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.7.0, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.

CVSS 5.4 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

4.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

7.8/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 5.4: +0.81
Fresh EPSS: 1.34%: +0.01

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

50/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

45/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL40/100

Sources and documents

Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre

Press · 20 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Fortinet Products Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre

SecurityWeek

Press · 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Exploited Fortinet Bug Linked to Stealthy FortiGate Implant in Telecom Hack - SecurityWeek

Security Affairs

Press · 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 · U.S. CISA adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulne... - Security Affairs

Rescana

Press · 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Fortinet FortiOS CVE-2025-61624 Used to Plant the PEERSTITCH Implant on FortiGate Firewalls, Now in CISA KEV - Rescana

SecNews.gr

Press · 16 Oct 2026, 10:10 · FortiOS vulnerability exploited to distribute PEERSTITCH Malware - SecNews.gr

See all 11 source documents

SC Media

Press · 16 Oct 2026, 07:00 · New PEERSTITCH malware exploits Fortinet flaw for covert communication - SC Media

The Hacker News

Press · 16 Oct 2026, 07:00 · PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions - The Hacker News

GBHackers News

Press · 15 Oct 2026, 07:00 · New PEERSTITCH Malware Targets FortiGate Firewalls and Hides Inside System Memory - GBHackers News

Unit 42

Press · 14 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Unit 42 Uncovers PEERSTITCH, a Stealthy FortiGate Implant - Unit 42

BleepingComputer

Press · 17 Jul 2026, 07:00 · CISA urges immediate action on actively exploited Fortinet flaws - BleepingComputer

CyberSecurityNews

Press · 14 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Fortinet Patches 11 Vulnerabilities Across FortiSandbox, FortiOS, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiManager - CyberSecurityNews

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 4.0 · reality 7.8 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 5.4; EPSS 1.3%
Attention, last 30 days: 9 distinct story titles; 9 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, high privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:43.394995+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

14 Apr 2026, 07:00

Published

14 Apr 2026, 15:39

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Latest press mention

20 Oct 2026, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:59