# CVE-2025-64446: Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-11-14
- Published: 2025-11-14
- CVSS: 9.4 CRITICAL (v3.1)
- EPSS: 91.1% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-23

A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow an attacker to execute administrative commands on the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2025-11-24 | 10 |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-12-03 | 19 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-11-24 · new · rule b957ace6e9844bf29244401c4e2e1a2e · default Block
  > FortiWeb - Authentication Bypass via CGIINFO Header - CVE:CVE-2025-64446. Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This is a new detection
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-11-24-waf-release/

### F5

- 2025-12-03 · new · rule 200007106
  > Added: signature 200007106 "Fortinet FortiWeb Path Traversal" (Path Traversal, risk Medium), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2025-64446.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2025-64446, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2025-64446, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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