---
id: CVE-2025-53744
title: >-
  An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security
  Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0
  all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with
  h…
summary: >-
  An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security
  Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0
  all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with
  h…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-266
vendor: Fortinet
product: FortiOS
affected:
  - FortiOS >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.2
  - FortiOS >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.7
  - FortiOS >= 7.2.0 <= 7.2.11
  - FortiOS >= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.17
  - FortiOS >= 6.4.0 <= 6.4.16
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2025-08-13T15:04:30.745204Z'
published: '2025-08-12'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:09:14.721Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53744'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-173'
    label: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-173'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0064
epssPercentile: 0.49441
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T05:52:46.070Z'
---

## Overview

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges to super-admin via registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.

## Affected

- `FortiOS >= 7.6.0 <= 7.6.2`
- `FortiOS >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.7`
- `FortiOS >= 7.2.0 <= 7.2.11`
- `FortiOS >= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.17`
- `FortiOS >= 6.4.0 <= 6.4.16`

## Remediation

Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.3 or above 
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.8 or above