CVE-2025-53744

CVSS 6.8 MEDIUMEPSS 0.6%CWE-266

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.6%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

12 Aug 2025Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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.

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

Affected products

Fortinet · FortiOS

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References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-864900.html https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-173