CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-53744

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Published: Aug 12, 2025 | Modified: Aug 15, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fortios Fortinet 6.4.0 (including) 7.4.8 (excluding)
Fortios Fortinet 7.6.0 (including) 7.6.3 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References