CVE-2024-45331: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud
A incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.6, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalate privilege via specific shell commands
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-45331) affects multiple versions of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud, and FortiManager products. It arises from incorrect privilege assignment, enabling an attacker with some level of access to escalate their privileges via specific shell commands. The vulnerability is confirmed with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9 (medium severity), reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information and control over the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected products.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to remediate this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches or updates for the affected versions as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. Since this is not a cloud-hosted service vulnerability, remediation depends on applying the patch on-premises.
CVE-2024-45331: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud
Description
A incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.2, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.2.1 through 7.2.6, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer Cloud 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalate privilege via specific shell commands
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzercloud:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzercloud:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzercloud:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzercloud:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzercloud:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzercloud:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-45331) affects multiple versions of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiAnalyzer Cloud, and FortiManager products. It arises from incorrect privilege assignment, enabling an attacker with some level of access to escalate their privileges via specific shell commands. The vulnerability is confirmed with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.9 (medium severity), reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information and control over the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected products.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to remediate this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches or updates for the affected versions as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. Since this is not a cloud-hosted service vulnerability, remediation depends on applying the patch on-premises.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-27T06:43:07.251Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a4e50c9c9d9e3dbe32f6db9
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 13:29:45 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 13:44:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 71
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