Trusted hosts bypass via SSH
CVSSv3 Score: 1.8 An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] in FortiOS, FortiProxy and FortiPAM may allow an authenticated administrator to bypass the trusted host policy via crafted CLI command. Revised on 2026-05-27 00:00:00
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An authenticated administrator can bypass the trusted host policy via crafted CLI command.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated administrators of FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiPAM.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary due to the potential for privilege escalation.
- Action
- Review and restrict CLI command usage to mitigate the issue.
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Details
Original advisory: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-545
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-548210.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-54821 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Trusted hosts bypass
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
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