# CVE-2024-48887: Auth bypass in FortiSwitch

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can change admin passwords in FortiSwitch GUI, leading to full administrative account takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w84w-59g8-pmg9

## What is CVE-2024-48887?

CVE-2024-48887 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A  unverified password change vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to change admin passwords via a specially crafted request

Weakness: CWE-620 (Unverified Password Change)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48887?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiswitch.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-48887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-48887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- a lightweight JavaScript snippet showcasing how unauthorized password changes can be triggered on vulnerable Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI endpoints. (github_poc): https://github.com/cybersecplayground/CVE-2024-48887-FortiSwitch-Exploit
- Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) (github_poc): https://github.com/groshi215/CVE-2024-48887-Exploit

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSwitch

- [CVE-2016-4573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4573/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37936/): Hardcoded credentials in FortiSwitch (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-37937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37937/): Command injection in FortiSwitch (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2021-26111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26111/): Denial of service in Fortinet FortiSwitch (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-48887 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-48887 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiSwitch. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48887/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48887/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48887
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48887
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48887

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48887/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.