CVE-2024-40591

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: February 11, 2025 at 04:09 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiOS · Fortinet

95%

6.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.156.4.0 ≤ v < 6.4.167.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.157.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.167.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.97.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.107.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.47.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.56.4.0 6.4.1 6.4.10 6.4.11 6.4.12 6.4.13 6.4.14 6.4.15 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 6.4.5 6.4.6 6.4.7 6.4.8 6.4.9 7.0.0 7.0.1 7.0.10 7.0.11 7.0.12 7.0.13 7.0.14 7.0.15 7.0.2 7.0.3 7.0.4 7.0.5 7.0.6 7.0.7 7.0.8 7.0.9 7.2.0 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.2.7 7.2.8 7.2.9 7.4.0 7.4.1 7.4.2 7.4.3 7.4.4 7.6.0

Affected range stops below 6.4.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.0.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.4.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-266

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