CVE-2025-53744

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.64% (50th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

44 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 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.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.9 or later following the secure update recommendation procedure. Contact customer support to receive detailed information
FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.9 or later following the secure update recommendation procedure. Contact customer support to receive detailed information

cvss

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

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.2highAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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)

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · 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 (44)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiOS <7.4.8all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.6.3all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.4.8cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.6.3cert_bundDE
RUGGEDCOM APE1808all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.11enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 6.4.0 ≤6.4.16enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.17enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.6.0 ≤7.6.2enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.7enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS≤ 6.4fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS≤ 7.2fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS≤ 7.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.4.0 → 7.4.8fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.6.0 → 7.6.3fstec_bduRU
FortiADC≤ vers:semver/6.2.0|<=6.2.6ncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fortiadc:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FortiADC≤ vers:unknown/7.2.0ncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FortiADC≤ vers:semver/7.1.0|<=7.1.1ncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fortiadc:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fortinet FortiADC≤ vers:fortinet/6.2.3ncsc_nlNL

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0255Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet productenNL2025-08-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, FortiSIEM, FortiWeb en FortiADC.
SSA-864900SSA-864900: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW before V7.6.6 on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2025-05-13csaf · 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-2025-1806Fortinet FortiOS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-08-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiOS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
ICSA-25-135-01Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2025-05-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens is preparing fix versions and recommends to consult and implement the workarounds provided in Fortinet's upstream security notifications.

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 2025-08-12modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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