CVE-2025-54971 Information disclosure in FortiADC
A read-only admin can retrieve external resource passwords from logs, exposing sensitive credentials in FortiADC.
- 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-2025-54971?
CVE-2025-54971 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC, published on 18 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC 7.4.0, FortiADC 7.2 all versions, FortiADC 7.1 all versions, FortiADC 7.0 all versions, FortiADC 6.2 all versions may allow an admin with read-only permission to get the external resources password via the logs of the product
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortiadc.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiADC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh9q-rgw5-3gqx.