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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-02-11T16:09:02.843Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T19:09:17.178Z

Source :

fortinet
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40591 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Fortinet
  • Fortios
REFERENCES

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CVSS Vulnerability Scoring System

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