CVE-2025-48840
published 2026-03-10CVE-2025-48840: An authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiWeb 7.2 all versions, FortiWeb…
PriorityP338medium5.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNILAN
EPSS
0.46%
37.3th percentile
An authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiWeb 7.2 all versions, FortiWeb 7.0 all versions may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass hostname restrictions via a specially crafted request.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortinet | — | — |
| fortinet | fortiweb | — | — |
| fortinet | fortiweb | >= 7.0.0 < 7.4.9 | 7.4.9 |
| fortinet | fortiweb | 7.0.0 – 7.0.12 | — |
| fortinet | fortiweb | 7.2.0 – 7.2.12 | — |
| fortinet | fortiweb | 7.4.0 – 7.4.8 | — |
| fortinet | fortiweb | >= 7.6.0 < 7.6.4 | 7.6.4 |
| fortinet | fortiweb | 7.6.0 – 7.6.3 | — |
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Fortinet
Protected hostname bypass
vendor_fortinet·2026-03-10·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2025-48840 [MEDIUM] CWE-290 Protected hostname bypass
FG-IR-26-097: Protected hostname bypass
An authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiWeb 7.2 all versions, FortiWeb 7.0 all versions may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass hostname restrictions via a specially crafted request.
CVEs: CVE-2025-48840
CWEs: CWE-290
CVSS: 5.3 (medium)
Affected products: FortiWeb, Fortinet
GHSA
GHSA-h6v5-rj27-w97h: An authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-03-10
CVE-2025-48840 [MEDIUM] CWE-290 GHSA-h6v5-rj27-w97h: An authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7
An authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiWeb 7.2 all versions, FortiWeb 7.0 all versions may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass hostname restrictions via a specially crafted request.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-03-10
Published