Incorrect Privilege Assignment in FortiOS - CVE-2025-53744

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Incorrect Privilege Assignment in FortiOS - CVE-2025-53744

Published: August 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113970
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53744
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment in Security Fabric. A remote authenticated attacker with high privileges can escalate their privileges to super-admin via registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-53744

Install update from vendor's website.

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