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TI-2025-16735 Aliases CVE-2025-22859GHSA-q7rh-46fc-x4wh

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiClientEMS

Priority LOW 30CWE-23Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A Relative Path Traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and FortiClientEMS Cloud 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a limited arbitrary file write on the system via upload requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00604 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiClientEMS7.4.0 – 7.4.1—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiClientEMS VendorFortinet Affected 7.4.0 – 7.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.0 to before 7.4.3VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.0 to before 7.4.3VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.0 to before 7.4.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.0 to before 7.4.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7rh-46fc-x4wh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-27717 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiClientEMS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-17435 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiClientEMS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-15227 Missing brute-force protection in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-37318 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-42652 Improper certificate validation in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-28692 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiClientEMS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
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Sources

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