CVE-2024-40588

Aug. 12, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

4.4
Medium

Description

Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiMail version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.3, FortiVoice version 7.0.0 through 7.0.5 and before 7.4.9, FortiRecorder version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.4, FortiCamera & FortiNDR version 7.6.0 and before 7.4.6 may allow a privileged attacker to read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Fortinet
  • Fortimail
  • Fortivoice
  • Fortirecorder
  • Forticamera
  • Fortindr
  • 7.6.0-7.6.1, <7.4.3
  • 7.0.0-7.0.5, <7.4.9
  • 7.2.0-7.2.1, <7.0.4
  • 7.6.0, <7.4.6
  • 7.6.0, <7.4.6

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-23
Relative Path Traversal
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a fortinet fortimail 7.6.0-7.6.1 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortimail <7.4.3 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortivoice 7.0.0-7.0.5 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortivoice <7.4.9 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortirecorder 7.2.0-7.2.1 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortirecorder <7.0.4 / / / / / / /
a fortinet forticamera 7.6.0 / / / / / / /
a fortinet forticamera <7.4.6 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortindr 7.6.0 / / / / / / /
a fortinet fortindr <7.4.6 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

4.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 12, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 12, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@fortinet.com

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