CVE-2024-40591

Published Feb 11, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

FortiOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.6.0`	affected	—
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.4
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.9
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.15
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.15

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.0:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.5 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.10 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.16 or above

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-4981	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.621% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Jul 17, 2025 8:15 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00054}`	epss `{'score': 0.0006}`

Feb 11, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Feb 11, 2025 4:30 PM Description updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
First Time appeared		Fortinet Fortinet fortios
Weaknesses		CWE-266
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet Fortinet fortios
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}`