🛡️ CVE-2024-55597 — fortiweb

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.0.0 through 7.6.0 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-55597 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2024-55597 is recorded against 1 package.

  • fortiweb

Timeline and source

Published on 11 March 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

fortiguard.fortinet.com

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-03-11
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
fortiweb — —

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