CVE-2025-22859
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CVE-2025-22859 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and FortiClientEMS Cloud 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a limited arbitrary file write on the system via upload requests.. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and FortiClientEMS Cloud 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a limited arbitrary file write on the system via upload requests.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Forticlientems | >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3 |
| Fortinet | Forticlientems Cloud | >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3 |
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-552Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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