CVE-2025-53744 | BDVDB-2026-289358 Detail

FortinetFortiOS

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-266 Escalation of privilege

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-08-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-10-15Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-08-12
Last modified: 2026-10-15

Vendor information

Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiOS

All Fortinet vulnerabilities

Score

6.8 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 52.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 7.6.0 and <= 7.6.2
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.4.0 and <= 7.4.7
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.11
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.17
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 6.4.0 and <= 6.4.16
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.8 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).