Is CVE-2024-40588 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40588 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40588?

CVE-2024-40588 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40588?

CVE-2024-40588 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40588?

Upgrade fortimail to 7.6.2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40588

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities [CWE-23] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiCamera 2.1 all versions, FortiCamera 2.0.0, FortiCamera 1.1 all versions, FortiCamera 1.0 all versions, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiMail 7.2 all versions, FortiMail 7.0 all versions, FortiMail 6.4 all versions, FortiNDR 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiNDR 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiNDR 7.2 all versions, FortiNDR 7.1 all versions, FortiNDR 7.0 all versions, FortiRecorder 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiRecorder 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, FortiRecorder 6.4 all versions, FortiVoice 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, FortiVoice 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, FortiVoice 6.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker to read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.

CWE-23

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortimailNVD

Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.2Fixed in:7.6.2CVE-2024-40588derived from NVD

fortindrNVD

Affected:>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.2Fixed in:7.6.2CVE-2024-40588derived from NVD

fortirecorderNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2Fixed in:7.2.2CVE-2024-40588derived from NVD

fortivoiceNVD

Affected:>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5Fixed in:7.0.5CVE-2024-40588derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.fortinet.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-27199	High	7.3	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5410	High	7.5	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-40870	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-64446	Critical	9.8	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-5405	Medium	6.5	69%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-55752	High	7.5	67%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-14.