CVE-2024-40591

HIGH EPSS 43.1%

Published Feb 11, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

7.2 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Feb 11, 2025 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

7.2

Exploitability

1.2

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

43.1% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-266

Affected Products 5

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
fortinet	fortios	*	≥6.4.0 – <6.4.16
fortinet	fortios	*	≥7.0.0 – <7.0.16
fortinet	fortios	*	≥7.2.0 – <7.2.10
fortinet	fortios	*	≥7.4.0 – <7.4.5
fortinet	fortios	7.6.0	any

References 1

fortiguard.fortinet.com https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302

Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.