CVE-2025-53870: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiAP
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions, FortiAP 7.0 all versions, FortiAP 6.4 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiAP-W2 7.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via a specifically crafted cli command.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements in OS commands within Fortinet FortiAP firmware versions 6.4.3 through 7.6.0. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted CLI command to execute arbitrary code or commands on the device, leading to escalation of privilege. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-53870 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C). Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with high privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands on affected FortiAP devices, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device. This could enable attackers to escalate privileges and control the device beyond intended permissions.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches promptly to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires updating the affected FortiAP firmware versions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-53870: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiAP
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP 7.6.0 through 7.6.2, FortiAP 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, FortiAP 7.2 all versions, FortiAP 7.0 all versions, FortiAP 6.4 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiAP-W2 7.2 all versions, FortiAP-W2 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via a specifically crafted cli command.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements in OS commands within Fortinet FortiAP firmware versions 6.4.3 through 7.6.0. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted CLI command to execute arbitrary code or commands on the device, leading to escalation of privilege. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-53870 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C). Fortinet has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with high privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands on affected FortiAP devices, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device. This could enable attackers to escalate privileges and control the device beyond intended permissions.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches promptly to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires updating the affected FortiAP firmware versions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-11T07:30:58.396Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a03652ecbff5d861008c14c
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 5:36:46 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 8:09:08 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 4:57:17 AM
Views: 2
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