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FORTINET VULNERABILITY – CVE-2025-24477- FG-IR-25-026

Written by Logically | Jul 10, 2025 5:48:00 PM

On July 8, 2025, Fortinet released PSIRT advisory FG-IR-25-026, detailing a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the cw_stad daemon of FortiOS. While vulnerabilities always warrant attention, this particular issue is considered low priority for most organizations because it can only be exploited by an authenticated attacker and only under specific conditions.

What is Logically Doing

Given that this vulnerability requires authenticated access, Logically is committed to maintaining the highest standards of security by ensuring that only trusted and authorized users have accounts on our managed devices.

What are we asking of our valued clients?

If you are a Managed Service Customer with an active support agreement with Logically for your Fortinet appliance and are operating on an affected firmware version, please be assured that Logically enforces strict security best practices, including limiting administrative access to your appliances.

For clients not currently covered under a Logically Managed Firewall agreement but operating an affected device, we are still here to assist you. Please contact your Account Manager to arrange a comprehensive security review of your appliance. We can help you assess and implement best practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, with services available at our standard billable rates.

Summary of the Vulnerability

  • Vulnerability: Heap-based buffer overflow ([CWE-122])
  • Component: FortiOS cw_stad daemon
  • Impact: An attacker with valid credentials could execute arbitrary code or commands on the device, but only if the device is configured as a wireless client.
  • Discovery: Internally reported by Fortinet’s own security team.

Who Is Actually at Risk?

This vulnerability has a limited attack surface:

  • Only certain FortiOS models are affected, and only when set up as a wireless client.
  • Exploitation requires authenticated access, meaning an attacker must already have valid credentials for the device.

Affected Products (when configured as wireless client)

  • FWF_80F_2R_3G4G_DSL
  • FWF_80F_2R
  • FWF_81F_2R_3G4G_DSL
  • FWF_81F_2R_3G4G_POE
  • FWF_81F_2R
  • FWF_81F_2R_POE
  • FWF_90G_2R
  • FWF_91G_2R

Affected Versions

  • FortiWifi 7.2.4 through 7.2.11
  • 4.0 through 7.4.7
  • FortiWifi 7.6.0 through 7.6.1

Patched Versions

  • FortiWifi 7.2.12+
  • FortiWifi 7.4.8+
  • FortiWifi 7.6.3+

Recommended Actions

For most organizations, this vulnerability represents a low-priority concern. Nonetheless, it remains best practice to ensure that all devices are consistently updated to approved and supported firmware versions, alongside regular reviews of device configurations to maintain optimal security posture.

  • Check if you’re affected: Are you running one of the listed models as a wireless client, and are you on an affected firmware version?
  • No wireless client? If your device isn’t configured as a wireless client, you’re not impacted.
  • No authenticated attackers? If you have strong credential management and access controls, the risk is minimal.

Why Is This Low Priority?

  • Exploitation requires valid credentials.
  • Only applies to specific device models and configurations.
  • No evidence of exploitation in the wild.

Stay Secure

Even low-priority vulnerabilities are worth addressing as part of your regular maintenance cycle.

  • Review device configurations.
  • Monitor Fortinet PSIRT advisories for future updates. For more technical details, see the official Fortinet PSIRT Advisory FG-IR-25-026.

Bottom line

If you are operating a FortiOS device configured as a wireless client on an affected version, please ensure that access is strictly limited to authorized users. For most environments, however, this vulnerability poses minimal risk.