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CVE-2025-25256

INDEX BUILT · 2026-10-18

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An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet…

CVE-2025-252564 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 58 = 25 + 25 + 2 + 6 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.65297  ·  without this subject the record ranks 33

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 9.8, from the CNA  ·  without this subject the record ranks 33

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

rose on 2026-06-08  ·  without this subject the record ranks 56

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

5 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 52

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 58

Hindsight · the state

0.65297EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-10-18
Severity9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Harmtotal loss · unauthenticatedreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementdoubled within 72hreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2026-06-15, 119 days at 0.65, as of 2026-10-12. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

CVE-2023-43208CVE-2021-27104CVE-2019-15107CVE-2019-16057CVE-2018-10562CVE-2018-1113825256

This record is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 7059 prior instances of this class, 122 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')receipt
Published consequencesCWE-78: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Non-Repudiation: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories, Read…cwe-consequences@4.20

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchfortisiem 6.7.10; fortisiem 7.0.4; fortisiem 7.1.8; fortisiem 7.2.6; fortisiem 7.3.2receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
BOD 26-04 deadlineIf the system is reachable from the internet: 14 days. If not: fix at the next system upgrade.derived
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Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository, 2025-08-15.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2025-08-15receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Exploit probability0.65297 · top 0.75% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth1 product across 1 vendorderived
Assigned byfortinetreceipt
Recorded changes59 · last 17 Oct 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productFortinet FortiSIEMreceipt
Published rangesfortinet fortisiem >= 5.4.0 < 6.7.10; fortinet fortisiem >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.4; fortinet fortisiem >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.8; fortinet fortisiem >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.6receipt
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fortinet fortisiem >= 5.4.0 < 6.7.10
fortinet fortisiem >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.4
fortinet fortisiem >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.8
fortinet fortisiem >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.6
fortinet fortisiem >= 7.3.0 < 7.3.2

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Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$3.26Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$614,000on 2026-06-08, the last material move, 4 months before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$3.26M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.65297 likelihood

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Attack path

Unauthenticated network requestno credentials, no interactionFortinet FortiSIEMCWE-78 OS command injectionFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hexploits CWE-78data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM 7.3.0 through 7.3.1, FortiSIEM 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiSIEM 7.1.0 through 7.1.7, FortiSIEM 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, FortiSIEM 6.7.0 through 6.7.9, FortiSIEM 6.6 all versions, FortiSIEM 6.5 all versions, FortiSIEM 6.4 all versions, FortiSIEM 6.3 all versions, FortiSIEM 6.2 all versions, FortiSIEM 6.1 all versions, FortiSIEM 5.4 all versions, FortiSIEM 5.3 all versions, FortiSIEM 5.2 all versions, FortiSIEM 5.1 all versions, FortiSIEM 5.0 all versions, FortiSIEM 4.10 all versions, FortiSIEM 4.9 all versions, FortiSIEM 4.7 all versions allows an receipt

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unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted CLI requests.

NVD's analysis a second authority

weakness
CWE-78
affected versions
fortinet fortisiem >= 5.4.0 < 6.7.10; fortinet fortisiem >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.4; fortinet fortisiem >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.8; and 2 more, listed in full below
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psirt@fortinet.com 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Dated events

2025-08-19EPSS moved 0.03 to 0.172026-08-06EPSS moved 0.55 to 0.60

Movement the material steps

13 Aug 20250.01638
19 Aug 20250.17296 · crossed 0.10
16 Sep 20250.30941
6 Oct 20250.41783
18 Dec 20250.31257
6 Feb 20260.41418
8 Jun 20260.51322 · crossed 0.50
15 Jun 20260.56192 · scoring model v2026.06.15
12 Oct 20260.65297

This score more than doubled inside 72 hours. Both observations are in the full history below.

Show all 56 observations
13 Aug 20250.01638
14 Aug 20250.04269
16 Aug 20250.0193
18 Aug 20250.02696
19 Aug 20250.17296
20 Aug 20250.16461
25 Aug 20250.1891
2 Sep 20250.23718
7 Sep 20250.24789
13 Sep 20250.24323
16 Sep 20250.30941
23 Sep 20250.40885
6 Oct 20250.41783
7 Oct 20250.37546
10 Oct 20250.41949
19 Oct 20250.3978
20 Oct 20250.36056
21 Oct 20250.3978
28 Oct 20250.40612
6 Nov 20250.38363
14 Nov 20250.35178
18 Nov 20250.40496
20 Nov 20250.34677
23 Nov 20250.33162
27 Nov 20250.36797
10 Dec 20250.38363
12 Dec 20250.39052
18 Dec 20250.31257
30 Dec 20250.32737
8 Jan 20260.26274
18 Jan 20260.21753
20 Jan 20260.32698
22 Jan 20260.31596
24 Jan 20260.40234
2 Feb 20260.37008
4 Feb 20260.40234
6 Feb 20260.41418
17 Feb 20260.44699
3 Mar 20260.482
17 Mar 20260.44919
17 Apr 20260.41637
21 Apr 20260.44919
27 Apr 20260.482
28 Apr 20260.46591
17 May 20260.3956
29 May 20260.4228
31 May 20260.39021
8 Jun 20260.51322
15 Jun 20260.56192
13 Jul 20260.5534
6 Aug 20260.60344
3 Sep 20260.60079
8 Sep 20260.60344
14 Sep 20260.62811
28 Sep 20260.64704
12 Oct 20260.65297

56 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.65297Published2025-08-12Public PoC2025-08-15Index as of2026-10-12

Exploit probability more than doubled between 2025-08-13 and 2025-08-14 (0.01638 → 0.04269) and the record had been public for 1 year, 2 months when this index was last written.

Published 2025-08-12 receipt · Public PoC 2025-08-15 receipt · Index as of 2026-10-12 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 7059 prior instances of this class, 122 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. cwe-consequences@4.20

CVE-2023-43208matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2021-27104matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2019-15107matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2019-16057matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2018-10562matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2018receipt
CVE-2018-11138matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2018receipt

"Matches n of m" counts the attributes the two records can both be compared on: the CVSS metrics they share a version of, any weakness class beyond this one, and the vendor. fit-rules@v1

7059 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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fortinet fortisiem

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