Is CVE-2017-17544 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-17544 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-17544?

CVE-2017-17544 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2017-17544

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.0 to 5.6.10, 5.4 and below allows admin users to elevate their profile to super_admin via restoring modified configurations.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-8704)
Published: April 9, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-8704 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

FortiOS 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3639 - historical
FortiOS 5.2 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 2765 - historical
FortiOS™ - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1754 - historical
FortiOS - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1431 - historical

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107839(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-053(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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