# CVE-2025-57823: Missing authorization in FortiAuthenticator

> Authenticated attackers with sponsor permissions can bypass authorization checks to read and download sensitive device logs.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xw8w-pqw7-c52c

## What is CVE-2025-57823?

CVE-2025-57823 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A direct request ('forced browsing') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.6, FortiAuthenticator 6.5 all versions, FortiAuthenticator 6.4 all versions, FortiAuthenticator 6.3 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker with at least sponsor permissions to read and download device logs via accessing specific endpoints

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57823?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiauthenticator.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-57823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-57823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-57823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator

- [CVE-2026-44277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44277/): Missing authorization in FortiAuthenticator (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2013-6990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6990/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-43067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43067/): Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2021-22124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22124/): Denial of service in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-1455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1455/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-57823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-57823 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57823/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-57823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-57823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.