CVE-2024-33501

Privileged command execution via CLI SQL injection

Published Mar 11, 2025 · Updated Mar 11, 2025

SQL injection in affected Fortinet FortiManager releases allows privileged users to execute unauthorized commands through crafted CLI requests. Fortinet identifies two SQL injection paths in the CLI but has not disclosed the affected commands, parameters, or database-query construction. Exploitation requires high-privilege local appliance access and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability through command execution.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in affected Fortinet FortiManager releases allows privileged users to execute unauthorized commands through crafted CLI requests. Fortinet identifies two SQL injection paths in the CLI but has not disclosed the affected commands, parameters, or database-query construction. Exploitation requires high-privilege local appliance access and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability through command execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-33501
Published
Mar 11, 2025
Updated
Mar 11, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiManager
Classifications
CWE-89, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.10 <=6.0.12
  2. Affected versionversion=6.2.8 <=6.2.13
  3. Affected versionversion=6.4.4 <=6.4.15
  4. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.13
  5. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.5
  6. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiManagerversion=6.0.10 <=6.0.12; version=6.2.8 <=6.2.13; version=6.4.4 <=6.4.15; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.13; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.5; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.2

Published CVSS scores

6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4Fortinet, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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