What is CVE-2025-57740?
An Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability [CWE-122] in FortiOS version 7.6.2 and below, version 7.4.7 and below, version 7.2.10 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions; FortiPAM version 1.5.0, version 1.4.2 and below, 1.3 all versions, 1.2 all versions, 1.1 all versions, 1.0 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.6.2 and below, version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions RDP bookmark connection may allow an authenticated user to execute unauthorized code via crafted requests.
The record classifies CVE-2025-57740 under weakness class CWE-122. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 3 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 388 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 6.7 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.0% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 7.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2025-10-14, last modified 2026-08-11
Is CVE-2025-57740 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-57740 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 26 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Fortinet: FortiPAM, FortiProxy, FortiOS
How to fix CVE-2025-57740
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2025-57740 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-2025-57740
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2025-57740, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .