FortiOS vulnerability

What happened

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 versions

FortiOS: 7.6.0 through 7.6.3 (semver); 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 (semver); 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 (semver); 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 (semver); 6.4.0 through 6.4.16 (semver); 7.4.0 through 7.4.13 (semver); 7.2.0 through 7.2.16 (semver); 7.0.0 through 7.0.23 (semver); 1.6.0; 1.5.0 through 1.5.1 (semver); 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 (semver); 1.3.0 through 1.3.1 (semver); 1.2.0; 1.1.0 through 1.1.2 (semver); 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 (semver); before * (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.