CVE-2025-61624

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-16. Federal remediation due 2026-10-19.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 64.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-17.

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.

Published

2026-04-14 15:39Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-17 03:55Z2 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2025-09-29

Assigning CNA

fortinet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

36091816ba3f10c143bf4726b53a1036d6d74065189099297c7a56c2fda67564

• fortiguard.fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-122
• unit42.paloaltonetworks.comhttps://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/fortimanager-cve-2024-47575-peerstitch-malware/#post-188095-_guyq53ar8k05third-party-advisory
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-61624government-resource
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-975644.html