FortiSwitchManager: improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through…
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. Affected products named by the advisory: FortiWeb.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Dec 16, 2025 · federal remediation due Dec 23, 2025
- 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.
- Ransomware use:
- Unknown
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
- FortiOS 7.6: 7.6.0 through 7.6.3
- FortiOS 7.4: 7.4.0 through 7.4.8
- FortiOS 7.2: 7.2.0 through 7.2.11
- FortiOS 7.0: 7.0.0 through 7.0.17
- FortiProxy 7.6: 7.6.0 through 7.6.3
- FortiProxy 7.4: 7.4.0 through 7.4.10
- FortiProxy 7.2: 7.2.0 through 7.2.14
- FortiProxy 7.0: 7.0.0 through 7.0.21
- FortiSwitchManager 7.2: 7.2.0 through 7.2.6
- FortiSwitchManager 7.0: 7.0.0 through 7.0.5
- FortiWeb 8.0: 8.0.0
- FortiWeb 7.6: 7.6.0 through 7.6.4
- FortiWeb 7.4: 7.4.0 through 7.4.9
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
- FortiOS 7.6: 7.6.4
- FortiOS 7.4: 7.4.9
- FortiOS 7.2: 7.2.12
- FortiOS 7.0: 7.0.18
- FortiProxy 7.6: 7.6.4
- FortiProxy 7.4: 7.4.11
- FortiProxy 7.2: 7.2.15
- FortiProxy 7.0: 7.0.22
- FortiSwitchManager 7.2: 7.2.7
- FortiSwitchManager 7.0: 7.0.6
- FortiWeb 8.0: 8.0.1
- FortiWeb 7.6: 7.6.5
- FortiWeb 7.4: 7.4.10
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Upgrade per the Affected/Solution table: FortiOS 7.6: 7.6.4; FortiOS 7.4: 7.4.9; FortiOS 7.2: 7.2.12; FortiOS 7.0: 7.0.18; FortiProxy 7.6: 7.6.4; ….
- To prevent being affected by this vulnerability on vulnerableversions, please turn off the FortiCloud login feature (if enabled) temporarily untilupgrading to a non-affected version.To turn off FortiCloud login, go to System -> Settings -> Switch"Allow administrative login using FortiCloud SSO" to Off.
- Or type thefollowing command in the CLI:
- config system global set admin-forticloud-sso-login disableend
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
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