Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-36512 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 30% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-36512 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer in versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.2 through 7.0.12, and 6.2.10 through 6.2.13. The issue arises from an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, which allows remote attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands by sending crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. Published on January 14, 2025, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), rated as High severity.
An attacker with high privileges, such as an authenticated administrator, can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, enabling arbitrary code execution on the affected system and potential full compromise of the FortiManager or FortiAnalyzer instance.
The Fortinet PSIRT advisory FG-IR-24-152 provides details on mitigation strategies and patches; security practitioners should consult https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-152 for upgrade instructions and workarounds applicable to vulnerable versions.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-36366
Vulnerability Data
An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.3 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.2 through 7.0.12 and 6.2.10 through 6.2.13 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via…
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crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.
Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.
Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.
Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.