FKIE_CVE-2024-40591

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-02-11 17:15 - Updated: 2025-07-17 20:12
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet fortios *
fortinet fortios *
fortinet fortios *
fortinet fortios *
fortinet fortios 7.6.0
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