On 2025-11-14, CISA added CVE-2025-64446 (Fortinet FortiWeb) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Nov 14, 2025 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds Fortinet FortiWeb Vulnerability CVE-2025-64446 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 91.1%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
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- Vulnerability status
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing Record
CISA added CVE-2025-64446 (Fortinet FortiWeb) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog on 2025-11-14 [2].
Original Technical Description
Fortinet FortiWeb contains a relative path traversal vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. [2]
Official Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2025-64446 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS ”
- [2]
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