CVE-2025-54838 Missing authorization in FortiPortal

What is CVE-2025-54838?

CVE-2025-54838 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiPortal 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to reboot a shared FortiGate device via crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54838?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiportal.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54838?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54838 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-2025-54838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiPortal

• CVE-2021-32590 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.9
• CVE-2021-32588 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7342 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7337 Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-24470 Path traversal in FortiPortal High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3759-qv8m-9cv6.