Is CVE-2024-40588 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-40588 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40588?

CVE-2024-40588 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2024-40588

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities [CWE-23] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiCamera 2.1 all versions, FortiCamera 2.0.0, FortiCamera 1.1 all versions, FortiCamera 1.0 all versions, FortiMail 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiMail 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiMail 7.2 all versions, FortiMail 7.0 all versions, FortiMail 6.4 all versions, FortiNDR 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiNDR 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiNDR 7.2 all versions, FortiNDR 7.1 all versions, FortiNDR 7.0 all versions, FortiRecorder 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiRecorder 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, FortiRecorder 6.4 all versions, FortiVoice 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, FortiVoice 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, FortiVoice 6.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker to read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-23
EPSS score: 0.2% (6th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2024-54875)
Published: August 12, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2024-54875 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 14, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / forticamera
fortinet / forticamera firmware
fortinet / fortimail
fortinet / fortindr
fortinet / fortirecorder
fortinet / fortivoice

Certified products that may be affected

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

FortiMail 7.4 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11462-2024 - archived

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-309(Vendor Advisory)

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

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