Is CVE-2024-48887 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-48887 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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

CVE-2024-48887 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2024-48887

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 15.7%EU EUVD

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

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-620
EPSS score: 15.7% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-10266)
Published: April 8, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-10266 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortiswitch
fortinet / fortiswitch

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Fortinet FortiSwitch v7.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11572-2025 - active

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-435(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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