Description
A unverified password change vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to change admin passwords via a specially crafted request
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiSwitch | 7.6.0, 7.4.0 – ≤ 7.4.4, 7.2.0 – ≤ 7.2.8, 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.10, 6.4.0 – ≤ 6.4.14 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 2 repositories
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groshi215/CVE-2024-48887-Exploit ★ 2 · Apr 10, 2025
Unverified Password Change (CWE-620)
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cybersecplayground/CVE-2024-48887-FortiSwitch-Exploit ★ 2 · Apr 9, 2025
a lightweight JavaScript snippet showcasing how unauthorized password changes can be triggered on vulnerable Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI endpoints.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- NCSC-2025-0113 Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in FortiSwitch NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Apr 9, 2025
- WID-SEC-2025-0759 Fortinet FortiSwitch: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von Administratorrechten BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 8, 2025