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CVE-2025-25257 Fortinet CVE debrief

CVE-2025-25257 is a Fortinet FortiWeb SQL injection vulnerability that CISA added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-07-18. That KEV status means defenders should treat it as a high-priority issue even though the supplied corpus does not include CVSS data or affected-version details.

Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiWeb
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.6
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2025-07-18
Original CVE updated
2025-07-18
Advisory published
2025-07-18
Advisory updated
2025-07-18

Who should care

Organizations running Fortinet FortiWeb, especially security, infrastructure, and vulnerability management teams responsible for internet-facing systems or change control.

Technical summary

The supplied corpus identifies CVE-2025-25257 as a SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb. CISA’s KEV entry marks it as a known-exploited issue and directs organizations to apply vendor mitigations, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable. The corpus does not provide affected versions, patch identifiers, or exploit mechanics.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all Fortinet FortiWeb instances and confirm whether any are exposed to untrusted networks.
  • Review and apply Fortinet’s vendor guidance and mitigations referenced by the KEV entry as soon as possible.
  • If mitigations are unavailable or cannot be completed in time, follow CISA BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product.
  • Monitor logs and security telemetry for unusual database-related requests, injection indicators, or other abnormal activity on affected systems.

Evidence notes

This debrief is grounded in the supplied CISA KEV metadata and the official CVE/NVD references. The corpus confirms the CVE ID, product, vulnerability class, KEV inclusion date, and remediation direction, but it does not include Fortinet advisory text, affected versions, or a CVSS score. The timeline supplied places both CVE publication and KEV addition on 2025-07-18, with a KEV due date of 2025-08-08.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-25257 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25257

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-25257 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25257

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.