Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2025-54821
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.6.0, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiSASE 25.2.91 may allow an authenticated administrator to bypass the trusted host policy via crafted CLI command.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
- Fortinet Fortipam — versions 1.6.0, 1.5.0, 1.4.0
- Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0, 7.2.0
- Fortinet Fortisase — versions 25.2.91
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-54821?
- CVE-2025-54821 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 1.9/10. Published 2025-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-54821?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 1.9 out of 10.