# CVE-2025-52970: CVE-2025-52970

Status: published. Published: 2025-08-12. Updated: 2026-11-06.

A improper handling of parameters 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 may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker with non-public information pertaining to the device and targeted user to gain admin privileges on the device via a specially crafted request.

## Remediation

- fix: Upgrade to FortiWeb version 8.0.0 or above
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 (source: CNA: fortinet)

## Affected products and versions

- Fortinet / FortiWeb: ≥ 7.6.0; ≤ 7.6.3 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.4.0; ≤ 7.4.7 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.2.0; ≤ 7.2.10 (affected, semver); ≥ 7.0.0; ≤ 7.0.10 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: fortinet

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.11",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.11",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.2.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.4.8",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.4.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.6.4",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.6.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.7 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C; source: CNA: fortinet

- CVSS 3.1: 8.1 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: psirt@fortinet.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 10.13% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 95.67%

- SSVC: exploitation poc; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-233

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://pwner.gg/blog/2025-08-13-fortiweb-cve-2025-52970 (ADP: CISA-ADP)
- exploit: https://pwner.gg/blog/2025-08-13-fortiweb-cve-2025-52970 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-448 (CNA: fortinet)

- https://pwner.gg/blog/2025-08-13-fortiweb-cve-2025-52970 (ADP: CISA-ADP; exploit)

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-448 (psirt@fortinet.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://pwner.gg/blog/2025-08-13-fortiweb-cve-2025-52970 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0; Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: fortinet: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52970; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated 2026-11-06

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52970; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated 2026-11-06

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-52970; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated Not reported

Revision: 0b1b55291441d985484faee13e86833d99080f2ecd62ee3617ac01e3ee65e739

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