High

Privilege Escalation via Hidden CLI Command in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer

IdentifiersCVE-2025-48418CWE-1242

CVE-2025-48418 is a hidden functionality vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager, including associated Cloud offerings. According to the provided content, affected versions include FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, and all 6.4 versions; FortiAnalyzer Cloud 7.6.2, 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, and all 6.4 versions; FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, and all 6.4 versions; and FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.3, 7.4.1 through 7.4.7, 7.2.1 through 7.2.10, 7.0.1 through 7.0.14, and all 6.4 versions. The flaw stems from an undocumented or hidden CLI command that is accessible to a remote authenticated read-only administrator with CLI access, enabling privilege escalation beyond the intended authorization model.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation allows a low-privileged but authenticated administrative user with read-only permissions and CLI access to elevate privileges. This can undermine role separation and administrative access controls on FortiManager or FortiAnalyzer systems, potentially enabling unauthorized configuration changes, broader visibility into managed infrastructure, and further administrative actions depending on the privileges obtained.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patches are applied, restrict CLI access to only fully trusted administrators, especially over SSH or other remote management paths. Minimize the number of read-only admin accounts that retain CLI access, enforce least privilege, and monitor authentication and administrative logs for anomalous CLI usage or privilege changes. Where operationally feasible, disable or tightly limit remote CLI exposure and segment management interfaces to trusted networks only.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply Fortinet updates that remove or restrict the hidden CLI functionality in affected FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, and corresponding Cloud versions. Administrators should review Fortinet PSIRT guidance and upgrade to fixed releases outside the affected version ranges. Because the issue is tied to CLI-accessible hidden functionality, organizations should also review existing administrative accounts and privilege assignments after patching to ensure no unauthorized escalation occurred prior to remediation.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType

FortinetFortianalyzeroperating_system

FortinetFortianalyzer Cloudapplication

FortinetFortianalyzercloudapplication

FortinetFortimanageroperating_system

FortinetFortimanager Cloudapplication

FortinetFortimanagercloudapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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cyber security newsNews

Mar 10, 2026

Fortinet Security Update - Patch for Multiple Vulnerabilities That Enable Malicious Command Execution

Undocumented CLI feature that can be abused by an attacker with existing access to escalate privileges in FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer (including Cloud).

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Threat actor evidence

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

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