Incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiPortal
Priority LOW 29CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiPortal 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to reboot a shared FortiGate device via crafted HTTP requests.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54838
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3759-qv8m-9cv6
References
More Fortinet Fortiportal vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12259 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-12260 Use after free in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14445 Authorization bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2017-05005 Improper input validation in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-17109 Missing authentication in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05000 Incorrect permission assignment in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-54838 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54838 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3759-qv8m-9cv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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