# CVE-2025-53744

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-53744
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 6.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C)
- **CWE:** CWE-266
- **Published:** Aug 12, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Aug 11, 2026

## Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability [CWE-266] in FortiOS Security Fabric version 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, may allow a remote authenticated attacker with high privileges to escalate their privileges to super-admin via registering the device to a malicious FortiManager.

## Affected Products

- Fortinet — FortiOS (7.6.0)
- Fortinet — FortiOS (7.4.0)
- Fortinet — FortiOS (7.2.0)
- Fortinet — FortiOS (7.0.0)
- Fortinet — FortiOS (6.4.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-173)
- [siemens-SADP](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-864900.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.61%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 47.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._