CVE-2025-53744

HIGH

FortiOS Security Fabric <7.6.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-173

Vendor Advisory

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-864900.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2

EPSS 0.0061

EPSS Percentile 45.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-266

Status published

Products (6)

Fortinet/FortiOS 6.4.0 - 6.4.16

fortinet/fortios 6.4.0 - 7.4.8

Fortinet/FortiOS 7.0.0 - 7.0.17

Fortinet/FortiOS 7.2.0 - 7.2.11

Fortinet/FortiOS 7.4.0 - 7.4.7

Fortinet/FortiOS 7.6.0 - 7.6.2

Published Aug 12, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026