A direct request ('forced browsing') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-425.
Summary
A direct request ('forced browsing') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.6, FortiAuthenticator 6.5 all versions, FortiAuthenticator 6.4 all versions, FortiAuthenticator 6.3 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker with at least sponsor permissions to read and download device logs via accessing specific endpoints
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw8w-pqw7-c52c
References
More Fortinet Fortiauthenticator vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32249 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-08066 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05114 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-05746 FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface. CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2021-19130 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2015-01319 Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 has a password of (1) slony for the slony PostgreSQL… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-57823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xw8w-pqw7-c52c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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