VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-17544
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.0 to 5.6.10, 5.4 and below allows admin users to elevate their profile to super_admin via restoring modified configurations.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.0 to 5.6.10, 5.4 and below allows admin users to elevate their profile to super_admin via restoring modified configurations.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- fortinet/fortios
- Source
- psirt@fortinet.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107839Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-053Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107839Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-053Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.