CVE-2025-54973 Race condition in FortiAnalyzer
An attacker can bypass FortiCloud SSO authorization by winning a race condition in FortiAnalyzer, allowing unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54973?
CVE-2025-54973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 14 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability [CWE-362] in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10 and before 7.0.13 allows an attacker to attempt to win a race condition to bypass the FortiCloud SSO authorization via crafted FortiCloud SSO requests.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54973?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q422-6cm5-mw8v.