CVE-2025-48418 Privilege escalation in FortiAnalyzer
Remote authenticated read-only admins can escalate privileges via a hidden CLI command in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48418?
CVE-2025-48418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A hidden functionality vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiManager 6.4 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiManager Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, FortiManager Cloud 6.4 all versions may allow a remote authenticated read-only admin with CLI access to escalate their privilege via use of a hidden command.
Weakness: CWE-912
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48418?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortianalyzer Cloud, Fortinet Fortimanager, Fortinet Fortimanager Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48418?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortianalyzer
- CVE-2026-24858 Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2023-25610 Memory corruption in FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2021-32603 Server-side request forgery in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- CVE-2020-12817 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2024-48886 Auth bypass in FortiOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf26-74cx-2vmm.