Description
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges to super-admin via registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.
Published: 2025-08-12
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.8 or above

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24469 An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges to super-admin via registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.
History

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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References

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Description An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges to super-admin via registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.
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:6.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortios
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T09:02:30.471Z

Reserved: 2025-07-09T09:40:22.797Z

Link: CVE-2025-53744

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Updated: 2026-06-09T09:02:30.471Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-08-12T19:15:35.113

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:38:49.617

Link: CVE-2025-53744

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Weaknesses