CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-53744

HighCVSS 7.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.68%

72th percentile - higher than 72% of all known CVEs

Summary

In FortiOS Security Fabric versions 7.6.0 to 7.6.2, 7.4.0 to 7.4.7, and all versions of 7.2, 7.0, and 6.4, there is a vulnerability related to incorrect privilege assignment. A remote authenticated attacker with high privileges may escalate their privileges to super-admin by registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to critical resources, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update FortiOS to the latest version and monitor device registrations in FortiManager to detect potential privilege escalation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS