Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-40584

RCE in Fortinet Fortimanager Cloud 6.4.1 – 7.0.14

RCECommand Injection
Published
11 February 2025
Modified
22 July 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.020 79th percentile
Risk Priority 56 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-40584 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimanager Cloud. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 21% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2024-40584 is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, classified as an OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78), affecting the GUI in multiple Fortinet products. The impacted software includes FortiAnalyzer versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, and 6.2.2 through 6.2.13; FortiManager versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, and 6.2.2 through 6.2.13; FortiAnalyzer BigData versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, 7.0.1 through 7.0.6, 6.4.5 through 6.4.7, and 6.2.5; FortiAnalyzer Cloud versions 7.4.1 through 7.4.3, 7.2.1 through 7.2.5, 7.0.1 through 7.0.13, and 6.4.1 through 6.4.7; and FortiManager Cloud versions 7.4.1 through 7.4.3, 7.2.1 through 7.2.5, 7.0.1 through 7.0.13, and 6.4.1 through 6.4.7.

An authenticated privileged attacker (PR:H) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N) by sending crafted HTTPS or HTTP requests to the GUI, enabling execution of unauthorized code or commands. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (C:H/I:H/A:H/S:U), indicating high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the unchanged security scope.

Mitigation details are available in the Fortinet product security incident response team advisory at https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-220.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.15 and 6.2.2 through 6.2.13, Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0…

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through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.15 and 6.2.2 through 6.2.13, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer BigData version 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, 7.0.1 through 7.0.6, 6.4.5 through 6.4.7 and 6.2.5, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Cloud version 7.4.1 through 7.4.3, 7.2.1 through 7.2.5, 7.0.1 through 7.0.13 and 6.4.1 through 6.4.7 and Fortinet FortiManager Cloud version 7.4.1 through 7.4.3, 7.2.1 through 7.2.5, 7.0.1 through 7.0.13 and 6.4.1 through 6.4.7 GUI allows an authenticated privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTPS or HTTP requests.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

fortinet
fortimanager cloud
6.4.1 — 7.0.14 · 7.2.1 — 7.2.6 · 7.4.1 — 7.4.4
fortinet
fortimanager
6.2.2 — 6.2.13 · 6.4.0 — 7.2.6 · 7.4.0 — 7.4.4
fortinet
fortianalyzer big data
7.4.0 · 6.2.1 — 7.2.8
fortinet
fortianalyzer cloud
6.4.1 — 7.2.6 · 7.4.1 — 7.4.4
fortinet
fortianalyzer
6.2.2 — 7.2.6 · 7.4.0 — 7.4.4

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

CM-7 Least Functionality partial match

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References