CVE-2025-52970

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-52970?

Upgrade fortiweb to 7.6.4 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-52970 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-52970 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 9.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-52970?

CVE-2025-52970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-52970 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fortiweb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-233

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiwebNVD

Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.4Fixed in:7.6.4CVE-2025-52970derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

9.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

pwner.gg

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.fortinet.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-20076	High	7.2	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-1230	High	8.6	1.5%	-	-
CVE-2024-24525	Critical	9.8	1.1%	-	-
CVE-2024-31808	High	8.8	0.9%	-	-
CVE-2022-45182	Critical	9.8	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-0269	High	8.8	0.9%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-52970?

Upgrade fortiweb to 7.6.4 or later.

Is CVE-2025-52970 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-52970 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 9.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-52970?

CVE-2025-52970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-52970 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fortiweb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-15.