CVE-2024-48891 Command injection in FortiSOAR on-premise
An attacker with low-privileged shell access can escalate privileges via OS command injection in FortiSOAR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-48891?
CVE-2024-48891 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSOAR on-premise, published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiSOAR 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.5.0 through 7.5.1, 7.4 all versions, 7.3 all versions may allow an attacker who has already obtained a non-login low privileged shell access (via another hypothetical vulnerability) to perform a local privilege escalation via crafted commands.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48891?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortisoar.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48891 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-48891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSOAR on-premise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p86m-hp2v-h8w9.