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CVE-2025-32756: Fortinet Multiple Products Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVE-2025-32756 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and affects Fortinet Multiple Products, along with 1 other product in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-05-14, which means exploitation in the wild has been observed.

Vulnerability description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiCamera 2.1.0 through 2.1.3, FortiCamera 2.0 all versions, FortiCamera 1.1 all versions, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiMail 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiMail 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, FortiNDR 7.6.0, FortiNDR 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiNDR 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiNDR 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiRecorder 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiRecorder 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, FortiRecorder 6.4.0 through 6.4.5, FortiVoice 7.2.0, FortiVoice 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiVoice 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via sending HTTP requests with specially crafted hash cookie.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack.

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected products

  • Fortinet Fortimail: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.9; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.5; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.3
  • Fortinet Fortindr: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.7; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.5; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.8; 1.1.0; 1.2.0; 1.3.0; 1.4.0; 1.5.0; 7.1.0; 7.1.1; 7.6.0
  • Fortinet Fortirecorder: from 6.4.0 before 6.4.6; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.6; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.4
  • Fortinet Fortivoice: from 6.4.0 before 6.4.11; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.7; 7.2.0
  • Fortinet Forticamera Firmware: from 2.0.0 up to and including 2.1.3; from 1.1.0 up to and including 1.1.5

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