vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS: Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CVE-2024-40591)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 11, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Added
Feb 20, 2025
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0, 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 and before 7.0.15 allows an authenticated admin whose access profile has the Security Fabric permission to escalate their privileges to super-admin by connecting the targetted FortiGate to a malicious upstream FortiGate they control.
Solutions
fortios-upgrade-7_0_16fortios-upgrade-7_2_10fortios-upgrade-7_4_5fortios-upgrade-7_6_1
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