Executive Risk Summary
"A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS allows an authenticated admin to gain super-admin privileges by connecting to a malicious upstream FortiGate. This vulnerability affects FortiOS versions 7.6.0, 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9, and before 7.0.15."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset FortiOS
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
This is a non-Windows asset (Fortinet). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.
Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Moderate
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2024-40591: FortiOS privilege escalation vulnerability, verify version and apply patch to prevent admin privilege escalation
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