---
cve: "CVE-2024-40591"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 8.0
epss: "61%"
vendor: "Fortinet"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2025-02-11 17:15:22"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-04T16:27:08+02:00"
---

# CVE-2024-40591

> 8.0 HIGH

## Beschreibung

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.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
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
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-266** — Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

## Referenzen

- <https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-302>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2024-40591) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_