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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Privilege escalation using undocumented CLI command (FG-IR-26-081)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 301727

Synopsis

Fortinet Firewall is affected by a privilege escalation.

Description

The version of FortiAnalyzer installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-26-081 advisory.

 - A hidden functionality vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiManager 6.4 all versions, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, FortiManager Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, FortiManager Cloud 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, FortiManager Cloud 6.4 all versions may allow a remote authenticated read-only admin with CLI access to escalate their privilege via use of a hidden command. (CVE-2025-48418)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

For 6.4.x, see vendor advisory. For 7.0.x, upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.15 or later. For 7.2.x, upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.2.11 or later. For 7.4.x, upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.8 or later. For 7.6.x, upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.6.4 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-081

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 301727

File Name: fortianalyzer_FG-IR-26-081.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 3/10/2026

Updated: 3/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-48418

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:fortianalyzer

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48418