Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortios
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions < 6.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-053 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107839 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17544?
- CVE-2017-17544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17544?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.