CVE-2017-17544 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiOS versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.0 to 5.6.10, and 5.4 and below. It allows authenticated admin users to elevate their privileges to super_admin by restoring specially crafted configurations. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, it is not listed on the KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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