Fortinet FortiAnalyzer up to 7.6.3 backdoor

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A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud, FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud up to 6.4.15/7.0.14/7.2.10/7.4.7/7.6.3 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes backdoor. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48418. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud, FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud up to 6.4.15/7.0.14/7.2.10/7.4.7/7.6.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A hidden functionality vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiManager 6.4 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiManager Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, FortiManager Cloud 6.4 all versions may allow a remote authenticated read-only admin with CLI access to escalate their privilege via use of a hidden command.

It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48418 since 05/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1588.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Cloud Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiAnalyzer
• FortiAnalyzer Cloud
• FortiManager
• FortiManager Cloud

Version

• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11
• 6.4.12
• 6.4.13
• 6.4.14
• 6.4.15
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3
• 7.4.4
• 7.4.5
• 7.4.6
• 7.4.7
• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2
• 7.6.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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