BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-18

Last updated on: 2026-06-23

Assigner: Fortinet, Inc.

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-18

Last Modified

2026-06-23

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-54821

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
fortinet	fortiproxy	From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.6.4 (exc)
fortinet	fortipam	From 1.0.0 (inc) to 1.6.1 (exc)
fortinet	fortios	From 6.4.0 (inc) to 7.6.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Privilege Management issue in various versions of Fortinet FortiOS, FortiPAM, and FortiProxy products. It allows an authenticated administrator to bypass the trusted host policy by using a specially crafted CLI command, potentially enabling actions that should be restricted.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an authenticated administrator to bypass security controls related to the trusted host policy, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or privilege escalation within the affected Fortinet products. However, the CVSS score indicates a low severity impact with limited scope and impact on confidentiality and availability.

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