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CVE-2024-40591
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-02-11T17:15:22.810 · Last modified 2026-06-17T07:46:08.433

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.

Affected products

fortinet — fortios

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References

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