CVE-2024-40591

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.62% (49th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

31 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0, 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 and before 7.0.15 allows an authenticated admin whose access profile has the Security Fabric permission to escalate their privileges to super-admin by connecting the targetted FortiGate to a malicious upstream FortiGate they control.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.7. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information
FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.7. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.8

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:Rsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:Rsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-266USCWE-266USCWE-266USCWE-266USCWE-266US

affected products (31)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiOS <7.0.16all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.2.10all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.4.5all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.6.1all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.0.16cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.2.10cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.4.5cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.6.1cert_bundDE
RUGGEDCOM APE1808all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.15enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.9enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.6.0enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 6.4.0 ≤6.4.15enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS≤ 7.6.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS6.4.0 → 6.4.15fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.0.0 → 7.0.15fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.2.0 → 7.2.9fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.4.0 → 7.4.4fstec_bduRU

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0053Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet FortiSwitch, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS en FortiProxyNL2025-02-12csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in verschillende producten, waaronder FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, FortiSwitchManager, FortiSandbox, FortiManager en FortiAnalyzer.
SSA-770770SSA-770770: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW Before V7.4.7 on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2025-02-11csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0319Fortinet FortiOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiOS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder seine Rechte zu erweitern.
ICSA-25-044-06Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE18082025-02-11icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot ncsc_nl siemens_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-02-11modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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