#VU113959 Relative path traversal in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2024-40588

 

#VU113959 Relative path traversal in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2024-40588

Published: August 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113959
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40588
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiCamera
FortiMail
FortiNDR
FortiRecorder
FortiVoice
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal in CLI. A privileged attacker can read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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