CVE-2017-17544 json
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.0 to 5.6.10, 5.4 and below allows admin users to elevate their…
published 2019-04-09 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8704
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.0 to 5.6.10, 5.4 and below allows admin users to elevate their profile to super_admin via restoring modified configurations.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-17-053
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/107839
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-17544
- NVD CVE-2017-17544
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