FortiSwitchManager vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
FortiSwitchManager is made by Fortinet. We track 15 published vulnerabilities in it, across 15 versions. 4 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 9 September 2026. If you run FortiSwitchManager, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent FortiSwitchManager flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-25249, on 9 September 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of FortiSwitchManager do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "7.0.0 to before 7.0.6" means from 7.0.0 up to, but not including, 7.0.6. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2025-25249Exploited list, 9 Sep 2026
Fortinet Multiple Products Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
7.0.0 to before 7.0.67.2.0 to before 7.2.7 - CVE-2025-59718Exploited list, 16 Dec 2025
Fortinet Multiple Products Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability
7.0.0 to 7.0.57.2.0 to 7.2.6 - CVE-2024-23113Exploited list, 9 Oct 2024
Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability
7.0.0 to 7.0.37.2.0 to 7.2.3 - CVE-2022-40684Exploited list, 11 Oct 2022
Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
7.0.07.2.0
Which FortiSwitchManager vulnerabilities are being exploited?
4 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 8.1Fortinet Multiple Products Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiSwitchManager, and FortiSASE contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
- 9.8Fortinet Multiple Products Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiSwitchMaster, FortiProxy, and FortiWeb contain an improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the FortiCloud SSO login...
- 9.8Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiWeb contain a format string vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
- 9.8Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially...
Which FortiSwitchManager flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- >99%
An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and...
- 68%
A improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.17, FortiProxy 7.6.0...
- 62%
A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through...
- 3.8%
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.17, FortiOS 6.4 all versions,...
- 0.9%CVE-2025-22252Critical
A missing authentication for critical function in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.5, and FortiOS versions 7.4.4 through 7.4.6 and version 7.6.0 may allow an attacker...
- 0.9%CVE-2022-41335High
A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.10,...
- 0.8%CVE-2024-26010High
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiPAM version 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiWeb, FortiAuthenticator, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.1 through 7.0.3, FortiOS...
- 0.7%CVE-2023-45583Medium
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through...
- 0.6%
A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.12, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.7,...
- 0.6%CVE-2024-26011Medium
A missing authentication for critical function in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, FortiPAM version 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0...
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Fortinet FortiOS, FortiSwitchManager, and FortiSASE contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
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We track 15 published vulnerabilities listed under the name FortiSwitchManager, across 15 versions. The most recent FortiSwitchManager flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-25249, on 9 September 2026.
4 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2025-25249, CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2024-23113.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2025-25249, affects 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6, 7.2.0 to before 7.2.7. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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