PSIRTPrivilege escalation via sudo command
Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in FortiNAC may allow a low privilege local user with shell access to execute arbitrary commands as root.
| Version | Affected | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| FortiNAC 9.4 | 9.4.0 through 9.4.1 | Upgrade to 9.4.2 or above |
| FortiNAC 9.2 | 9.2.0 through 9.2.6 | Upgrade to 9.2.7 or above |
| FortiNAC 9.1 | 9.1.0 through 9.1.8 | Upgrade to 9.1.9 or above |
| FortiNAC 8.8 | 8.8 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiNAC 8.7 | 8.7 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiNAC 8.6 | 8.6 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiNAC 8.5 | 8.5 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiNAC 8.3 | 8.3 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiNAC 7.2 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
Acknowledgement
Internally discovered and reported by Gwendal Guégniaud of Fortinet Product Security team.
Timeline
2023-03-07: Initial publication