CVE-2024-48887

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

9.8

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

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 85.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 8, 2025

Last Modified

July 23, 2025

References (1)

psirt@fortinethttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-435

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-620

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 20:12 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-30 07:54 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 07:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:43 UTCepss_batch

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCgroshi215/CVE-2024-48887-Exploit
First seen Apr 10, 2025
Unverified Password Change (CWE-620)
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCcybersecplayground/CVE-2024-48887-FortiSwitch-Exploit
First seen Apr 9, 2025
a lightweight JavaScript snippet showcasing how unauthorized password changes can be triggered on vulnerable Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI endpoints.
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-48887?

CVE-2024-48887 is a critical vulnerability published on April 8, 2025. A unverified password change vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to change admin passwords via a specially crafted request

When was CVE-2024-48887 disclosed?

CVE-2024-48887 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 8, 2025, with the most recent update on July 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-48887 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-48887 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 85.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-48887?

CVE-2024-48887 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-48887?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-48887, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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