Incorrect Privilege Assignment in FortiOS - CVE-2025-53744
Published: August 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113970
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53744
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
FortiOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-53744
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.4.8, 7.6.3