CVE-2025-55018 Other in FortiOS

Medium 5.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can smuggle HTTP requests through FortiOS firewall policies via crafted headers, bypassing security controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-55018?

CVE-2025-55018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 10 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An inconsistent interpretation of http requests ('http request smuggling') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4.3 through 6.4.16 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to smuggle an unlogged http request through the firewall policies via a specially crafted header

Weakness: CWE-444

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55018?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortios.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-55018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7hxv-xg9w-4xg7.

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