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CVE-2024-40591

score
<0.1
cvss
8.8
epss
0.6%
published
2025-02-11
kev added
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first seen

Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0, 7.4.0-7.4.4, 7.2.0-7.2.9, and before 7.0.15 contain an incorrect privilege assignment caused by CWE-266, letting authenticated admins with Security Fabric permission escalate privileges to super-admin by connecting to a malicious upstream FortiGate, exploit requires connection to malicious upstream device.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

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  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx

Weaknesses

CWE-266

References 1