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 may allow an authenticated administrator to bypass the trusted host policy via crafted CLI command.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.0% 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 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.