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01 Record

CVE-2025-54821

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions,

LowPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score1.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R

02 Description

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions,

03 Exploitation and scoring

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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
0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 8.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-20.
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.

04 Metadata

Published
2025-11-18 17:01Z11 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-10-20 07:58Z9 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2025-07-30
Assigning CNA
fortinet
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Low (CVSS 1.7)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R
Weaknesses
  • CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
c45b0effb238de8d108c065ddbc4a39625812b430aa9b1a0a63c9274563d1f9f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortiOS7.6.0 to 7.6.3, 7.4.0 to 7.4.11, 7.2.0 to 7.2.13, 7.0.0 to 7.0.19, 6.4.0 to 6.4.16—
FortinetFortiProxy7.6.0 to 7.6.3, 7.4.0 to 7.4.13, 7.2.0 to 7.2.16, 7.0.0 to 7.0.23—
FortinetFortiPAM1.6.0, 1.5.0 to 1.5.1, 1.4.0 to 1.4.3, 1.3.0 to 1.3.1, 1.2.0, 1.1.0 to 1.1.2, 1.0.0 to 1.0.3—

06 References

07 Remediation

Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiSASE version 25.3.b and hence customers do not need to perform any action. Upgrade to FortiOS version 8.0.0 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.4 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.12 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.6.4 or above Upgrade to upcoming FortiProxy version 7.4.14 or above Upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.7.0 or above Upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.6.1 or above