7.2

CVE-2017-14187: fortinet, inc. fortios Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 24-05-2018Last modified 25-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14187 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in fortinet, inc. fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A local privilege escalation and local code execution vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.8, and 5.2 and below versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized binary program contained on an USB drive plugged into a FortiGate via linking the aforementioned binary program to a command that is allowed to be run by the fnsysctl CLI command.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.46% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortios≤ 5.2.0 | ≥ 5.4.0, ≤ 5.4.8 | ≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.2
Fortinet, inc.1 product
  • fortios5.6.0 to 5.6.2 | 5.4.0 to 5.4.8 | 5.2 and below versions

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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