Fortinet FortiAnalyzer/FortiOS/FortiPortal Private Key key management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS and FortiPortal. This impacts an unknown function of the component Private Key Handler. Such manipulation leads to key management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-40593. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS and FortiPortal (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Private Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a key management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-320. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A key management errors vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiAnalyzer 7.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 6.4 all versions, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiManager 7.0 all versions, FortiManager 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.6.0, FortiOS 7.4.4, FortiOS 7.2.7, FortiOS 7.0.14, FortiPortal 6.0 all versions may allow an authenticated admin to retrieve a certificate's private key via the device's admin shell.

The advisory is available at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40593. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-55320). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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NVD Base Score: 4.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Key management
CWE: CWE-320
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/09/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/13/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-24-133
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40593 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40593
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335498
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2025 19:48
Updated: 12/13/2025 13:00
Changes: 12/09/2025 19:48 (51), 12/11/2025 16:49 (1), 12/12/2025 09:04 (12), 12/13/2025 13:00 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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