SB2025040977 - Privilege escalation via external connector in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
Published: April 9, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025040977
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40584)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in external connector. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.