CVE-2024-40591

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 49.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-02-11 16:09Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-02-26 19:09Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-05

Assigning CNA

fortinet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

bc169297350670e3821ab580d59f5fc97ebdce464993bd8fae008a1ad992f943

• fortiguard.fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302