Path Traversal in Fortinet Forticamera
CVE-2024-40588
Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities [CWE-23] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiCamera 2.1 all versions, FortiCamera 2.0.0, FortiCamera 1.1 all versions, FortiCamera 1.0 all versions, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiMail 7.2 all versions, FortiMail 7.0 all versions, FortiMail 6.4 all versions, FortiNDR 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiNDR 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiNDR 7.2 all versions, FortiNDR 7.1 all versions, FortiNDR 7.0 all versions, FortiRecorder 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiRecorder 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, FortiRecorder 6.4 all versions, FortiVoice 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, FortiVoice 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, FortiVoice 6.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker to read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Forticamera — versions 2.1.0, 2.0.0, 1.1.0
- Fortinet Forticamera Firmware
- Fortinet Fortimail — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
- Fortinet Fortindr — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
- Fortinet Fortirecorder — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
- Fortinet Fortivoice — versions 7.0.0, 6.4.0, 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-309 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-40588?
- CVE-2024-40588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticamera, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-40588?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.