CVE-2025-25257: Fortinet FortiWeb SQL Injection Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 18 Jul 2025, 1 day after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 99.9%
EPSS score, percentile 100 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 8 Aug 2025. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 7.6.0 through 7.6.3
- 7.4.0 through 7.4.7
- 7.2.0 through 7.2.10
- 7.0.0 through 7.0.10
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 8 August 2025.
Solution (from the CVE record)
Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.6.4 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.8 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.2.11 or above Upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.0.11 or above
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 7.6.0 through 7.6.3 |
| Affected | 7.4.0 through 7.4.7 |
| Affected | 7.2.0 through 7.2.10 |
| Affected | 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Fortinet FortiWeb contains a SQL injection vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized SQL code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2025-25257 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 18 Jul 2025.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 8 Aug 2025.
- The CVE record was published on 17 Jul 2025, 1 day before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.9% (percentile 100), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized SQL code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2025 | CVE record published |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 8 Aug 2025 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 26 Feb 2026 | CVE record last updated |
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