Is CVE-2025-54821 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-54821 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-54821?

CVE-2025-54821 has a CVSS v3 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-54821?

CVE-2025-54821 has an EPSS score of 0.14% (3th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54821?

Upgrade fortios to 7.6.4 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-54821

LOW

1.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.6.0, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiSASE 25.2.91 may allow an authenticated administrator to bypass the trusted host policy via crafted CLI command.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 6.4.0, < 7.6.4Fixed in:7.6.4CVE-2025-54821derived from NVD

fortipamNVD

Affected:>= 1.0.0, < 1.6.1Fixed in:1.6.1CVE-2025-54821derived from NVD

fortiproxyNVD

Affected:>= 7.0.0, < 7.6.4Fixed in:7.6.4CVE-2025-54821derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

3rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.fortinet.com

Other references1

cert-portal.siemens.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	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 2026-06-23.