CISA has mandated U.S. government agencies to address a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-58034, in Fortinet’s FortiWeb web application firewall. This OS command injection flaw permits authenticated attackers to execute root-level code, posing significant risks to federal systems. Agencies have been given a tight deadline until November 25 to secure their systems, following the identification of this vulnerability in the context of rising cyber threats, including a recent attack linked to a Chinese hacking group. The urgency is underscored by the inclusion of this flaw in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, reflecting the broader implications of such vulnerabilities in national security and cyber defense strategies.