Path Traversal in FortiManager FGFM (v7.6.0-7.6.1+): CVE-2024-52964 August 2025

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 and below 7.0.13 & FortiManager Cloud version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 and before 7.2.9 allows an authenticated remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via FGFM crafted requests.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-52964 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:

NETWORK

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

HIGH

User Interaction:

NONE

Scope:

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact:

NONE

Integrity Impact:

LOW

Availability Impact:

HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2024-52964 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2024-52964

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Affected Versions

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.28%

Percentile

51.37%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.