Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-53681

High

Published: 12 May 2026

Published
12 May 2026
Modified
15 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0002 6.8th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-53681 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 6.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command ("SQL Injection&") vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiMail 7.2.0 through 7.2.8 allows an authenticated privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or…

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commands via specifically crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

fortinet
fortimail
7.2.0 — 7.2.9 · 7.4.0 — 7.4.6 · 7.6.0 — 7.6.4

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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