SB2025081298 - Relative path traversal in Fortinet products
Published: August 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025081298
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Relative path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40588)
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal in CLI. A privileged attacker can read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.