Privilege Escalation in FortiOS 6.4-7.6.2 via Malicious FortiManager
CVE-2025-53744 Published on August 12, 2025
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 Analysis
CVE-2025-53744 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-53744
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Affected Versions
Fortinet FortiOS:- Version 7.6.0, <= 7.6.2 is affected.
- Version 7.4.0, <= 7.4.7 is affected.
- Version 7.2.0, <= 7.2.11 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.17 is affected.
- Version 6.4.0, <= 6.4.16 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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