CVE-2025-52970

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-08-12. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 10%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A improper handling of parameters in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.6.3 and below, versions 7.4.7 and below, versions 7.2.10 and below, and 7.0.10 and below 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.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EPSS
95.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2025

Last Modified

August 15, 2025

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoC34zY/CVE-2025-52970
    First seen Sep 7, 2025

    CVE-2025-52970 - FortiWeb Authentication Bypass to Remote Code Execution Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCHex00-0x4/FortiWeb-CVE-2025-52970-Authentication-Bypass
    First seen Aug 23, 2025
    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-52970.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2025

    Fortinet FortiWeb - Authentication Bypass to Admin Privilege

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-52970?
CVE-2025-52970 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2025. A improper handling of parameters in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.6.3 and below, versions 7.4.7 and below, versions 7.2.10 and below, and 7.0.10 and below may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker with non-public information pertaining to the device and targeted user to gain admin privileges on…
When was CVE-2025-52970 disclosed?
CVE-2025-52970 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2025, with the most recent update on August 15, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-52970 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-52970 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-52970?
CVE-2025-52970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-52970?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-52970, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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