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Medium [CVE-2025-22862] Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0…

This medium-severity Fortinet advisory covers CVE-2025-22862 affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy.

CVE-2025-22862 Published Oct 2, 2025Updated by vendor Sep 15, 2025
Affected products & platforms
FortinetFortiGateFirewallFortiOSFortiProxy
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Summary

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.6 and above; and FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2 all versions, 7.0.5 and above may allow an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges via triggering a malicious Webhook action in the Automation Stitch component.

Affected versions
  • FortiOS 7.4: 7.4.0 through 7.4.7
  • FortiOS 7.2: 7.2.0 through 7.2.11
  • FortiOS 7.0: 7.0.6 and above
  • FortiProxy 7.6: 7.6.0 through 7.6.2
  • FortiProxy 7.4: 7.4.0 through 7.4.8
  • FortiProxy 7.2: 7.2 all versions
  • FortiProxy 7.0: 7.0.5 and above

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • FortiOS 7.4: 7.4.8
  • FortiOS 7.2: 7.2.12
  • FortiOS 7.0: migrate to a fixed release
  • FortiProxy 7.6: 7.6.3
  • FortiProxy 7.4: 7.4.9
  • FortiProxy 7.2: migrate to a fixed release
  • FortiProxy 7.0: migrate to a fixed release

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • Upgrade per the Affected/Solution table: FortiOS 7.4: 7.4.8; FortiOS 7.2: 7.2.12; FortiOS 7.0: migrate to a fixed release; FortiProxy 7.6: 7.6.3; FortiProxy 7.4: 7.4.9; ….

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

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