CVE-2025-53744

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-266

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.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.4.0 before 7.4.8; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.3 — fixed in 7.4.8, 7.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.4.8, 7.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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