CVE-2024-40591
CVSS Score
8.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-266 |
| Vendor | fortinet |
| Product | fortios |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | NetworkingSecurity |
| Published | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
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 Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Fortinet / FortiOS
7.6.0 7.4.0 ≤ 7.4.4 7.2.0 ≤ 7.2.9 7.0.0 ≤ 7.0.15 6.4.0 ≤ 6.4.15