CVE-2025-53843
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows
02 Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-18.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-11-18 17:01Z11 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 01:09Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-07-10
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c3deb60b07088b28bd46c5fc9e415393796302255a479c7b2c87fe30e3956987
05 Affected products
06 References
- fortiguard.fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-358
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-864900.html
07 Remediation
Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiSASE version 25.3.c and hence customers do not need to perform any action. Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiEdgeCloud version 25.3 and hence customers do not need to perform any action. Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.7 or above Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.6 or above Upgrade to upcoming FortiOS version 8.0.0 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.4 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.9 or above