CVE-2025-22256 Missing authorization in FortiPAM
Attackers can bypass access controls via crafted HTTP requests in Fortinet FortiPAM and FortiSRA, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22256?
CVE-2025-22256 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPAM, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in Fortinet FortiPAM 1.4.0 through 1.4.1, 1.3.0, 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiSRA 1.4.0 through 1.4.1 allows attacker to improper access control via specially crafted HTTP requests
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22256?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortipam, Fortinet Fortisra.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-22256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiPAM
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xp9-26pv-gh7v.