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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-22862Published 2025-10-02

CVE-2025-22862 — Fortinet FortiProxy

mediumPublic exploit1 PoC repo

As of 2026-09-13, CVE-2025-22862 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiProxy, CVSS v3.1 6.3, EPSS 0.2% (15.3th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2025-22862, most recently “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices (SSA-864900) — Including Actively Exploited FortiCloud SSO Bypass (CVE-2025-59718/-59719) and FortiOS Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-25249)”.

CVSS v3.1
6.3/10Medium
EPSS
0.2%Higher than 15.3% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
NoNot in the KEV catalog
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
5.8/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
Updated 2026-08-11
CVSS v3.1 6.3 (MEDIUM) · EPSS 0.2% (higher than 15.3% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 5.8/10 · Published 2025-10-02

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What is CVE-2025-22862?

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0.6 and above; and FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2 all versions, 7.0.5 and above may allow an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges via triggering a malicious Webhook action in the Automation Stitch component.

The record classifies CVE-2025-22862 under weakness class CWE-288. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 400 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
6.3 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
EPSS (FIRST)
0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.3% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
5.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2025-10-02, last modified 2026-08-11

Is CVE-2025-22862 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-22862 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 17 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2025-22862

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2025-22862 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2025-22862

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2025-22862, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .

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