CVE-2024-48887

A unverified password change vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to change admin passwords via a specially crafted request

Published: 2025-04-08 Last update: 2025-07-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-48887 is rated High Risk (71.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.49%). EPSS rose +2.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-48887

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-17 0.36% 2.49% +2.13%
2 2026-02-02 0.15% 0.36% +0.21%
3 2025-12-12 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-48887

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-48887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-48887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fortinet fortiswitch >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.15 cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiswitch >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.11 cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiswitch >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.9 cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiswitch >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiswitch 7.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-48887

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