Fortinet Firewall Fiasco: Unpatched Bug Could Let Hackers Run Wild!
Fortinet has discovered a FortiWeb vulnerability, CVE-2025-64446, allowing remote attackers to gain admin access, which is almost as welcome as a raccoon at a picnic. The bug affects several FortiWeb versions and has been actively exploited. Fortinet and CISA urge swift action to patch this path traversal issue before it becomes a hacker’s playground.
Hot Take:
Fortinet’s latest vulnerability is like leaving your keys under the doormat and then announcing it to the neighborhood. The company’s FortiWeb appliances have turned into a free-for-all admin access party, and the hackers are RSVP’ing in droves. Note to Fortinet: next time, consider sending out those invites a little earlier, or better yet, don’t send them at all!
Key Points:
- Fortinet’s FortiWeb vulnerability CVE-2025-64446 can be exploited for admin access.
- The vulnerability affects multiple versions, but patches are available.
- US CISA has added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Multiple security firms observed global exploitation of the flaw.
- Customers advised to upgrade and check for unauthorized admin accounts.
Already a member? Log in here