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CVE-2024-40591

nvd nist
Published: Feb 11, 2025Modified: Jul 17, 2025

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7.2
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

Products: Fortinet: Fortios
Fortinet
1 product
Fortios
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fortinet
Fortios
From 6.4.0 to 6.4.16
Fortios
From 7.0.0 to 7.0.16
Fortios
From 7.2.0 to 7.2.10
Fortios
From 7.4.0 to 7.4.5
Fortios
Version 7.6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-266
Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (1)

Source: psirt@fortinet.com
Vendor Advisory

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