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CVE-2025-59718 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 68.3%

Fortinet Multiple Products Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability

Fortinet · Multiple Products

Summary

The flaw is an improper verification of cryptographic signatures in Fortinet's Multiple Products, affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy and FortiSwitchManager across the listed 7.x version ranges. An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass FortiCloud SSO login authentication by sending a crafted SAML response message, requiring no credentials, no user interaction, and only network access to the affected device.

Official description · NVD

A improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.17, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.14, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.21, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.5 allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the FortiCloud SSO login authentication via a crafted SAML response message.

Breakdown
84.7 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
4/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 6 days after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 8 days after disclosure.

  1. Disclosedday 0
  2. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+6 days
  3. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+7 days
  4. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+8 days

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Valid Accounts T1078 Medium also Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

bypassed login yields valid account access

allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the FortiCloud SSO login authentication
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Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

unauthenticated attacker exploits public-facing login via SAML

allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the FortiCloud SSO login authentication
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

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References

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