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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2025-25257

FortiWeb SQL Injection

Fortinet / FortiWeb · 7.6.0 to <= 7.6.3

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
99.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2025-25257 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiWeb. An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Fortinet / FortiWeb 7.6.0 to <= 7.6.3.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

FortiWeb SQL Injection

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized SQL code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

Fortinet Affected
FortiWeb
Through 7.6.3 Through 7.4.7 Through 7.2.10 Through 7.0.10
Published
17 Jul 2025
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nuclei_scanner edge

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-05-28 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-06-01 10:37 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:07 UTC
Daily CyberSecurity 2026-06-11 02:20 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-25257.yaml 01 Jun 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

99.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Recent mention · SOCRadar

Operation Talked: A Russia-Linked Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Ukraine’s Defense Industry

Operation Talked: A Russia-Linked Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Ukraine's Defense Industry TL;DR: OPERATION TALKED is an ongoing Russia-linked espionage campaign, exposed after the actor left their own C2 as an open

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All Mentions

Recent mention · SOCRadar

Operation Talked: A Russia-Linked Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Ukraine’s Defense Industry

SOCRadar · 26 Sep 2026

Operation Talked: A Russia-Linked Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Ukraine's Defense Industry TL;DR: OPERATION TALKED is an ongoing Russia-linked espionage campaign, exposed after the actor left their own C2 as an open

Recent mention · Daily CyberSecurity

PhpSpreadsheet RCE Vulnerability: PoC Exploit Disclosed for 312 Million Users

Daily CyberSecurity · 11 Jun 2026

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Potential Proof of Concepts

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Fortinet FortiWeb - SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:21 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 02:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by Daily CyberSecurity

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 14:07 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. 15:34 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. 10:37 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  6. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  7. 15:10 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  8. 13:31 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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