Path Traversal Vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiMail, FortiVoice, and FortiRecorder Products
CVE-2024-40588

4.2MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet

Vendor
CVE Published:
12 August 2025

What is CVE-2024-40588?

Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities in several Fortinet products can be exploited by a privileged attacker. These vulnerabilities allow unauthorized access to sensitive files on the underlying filesystem through specially crafted CLI requests, posing a serious security risk to affected systems. Users are encouraged to apply the necessary patches and updates to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

FortiCamera 2.1.0 <= 2.1.4

FortiCamera 2.0.0

FortiCamera 1.1.0 <= 1.1.5

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.2
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2024-40588 : Path Traversal Vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiMail, FortiVoice, and FortiRecorder Products