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.

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

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions < 6.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@fortinet.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

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.