Vulnerability · Published Nov 18, 2025 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2025-54821
Low 1.7
In plain English
A low-severity privilege mismanagement in FortiOS from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.13, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated administrator to bypass the trusted host policy via crafted CLI command.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS | 7.6.0 – through 7.6.37.4.0 – through 7.4.117.2.0 – through 7.2.137.0.0 – through 7.0.196.4.0 – through 6.4.16 |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | 7.6.0 – through 7.6.37.4.0 – through 7.4.137.2.0 – through 7.2.167.0.0 – through 7.0.23 |
| Fortinet | FortiPAM | 1.6.01.5.0 – through 1.5.11.4.0 – through 1.4.31.3.0 – through 1.3.11.2.01.1.0 – through 1.1.21.0.0 – through 1.0.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R