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CVE-2025-61624 CISA KEV · Actively exploited

Path traversal in Fortinet FortiOS

CVSS score

5.4

EPSS probability

%1.1

Risk score

0.1

Published

6 mo ago

Related Security News

Articles and analysis bulletins in which the press and security publications have covered this vulnerability:

SecurityWeek19.10.2026

Exploited Fortinet Bug Linked to Stealthy FortiGate Implant in Telecom Hack

The persistent, stealthy FortiGate implant was deployed against a telecommunications organization. The post Exploited Fortinet Bug Linked to Stealthy FortiGate Implant in Telecom Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The Hacker News16.10.2026

PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions

A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported memory-resident ARM64 malware known as PEERSTITCH. The attack involves the exploitation of CVE-2025-61624 (CVSS score: 5.4), a path traversal flaw in the command line interpreter of FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager that could allow a

Unit 4214.10.2026

Unit 42 Uncovers PEERSTITCH, a Stealthy FortiGate Implant

We investigated an intrusion where attackers exploited CVE-2024-47575 to target 500+ firewalls and deploy PEERSTITCH, a memory-resident ARM64 malware. The post Unit 42 Uncovers PEERSTITCH, a Stealthy FortiGate Implant appeared first on Unit 42.

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