STIGQter: STIG Summary: Fortinet FortiGate Firewall NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026:

The FortiGate device must only allow authorized administrators to view or change the device configuration, system files, and other files stored either in the device or on removable media (such as a flash drive).

DISA Rule

SV-234216r961128_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234216

Group Title

SRG-APP-000231-NDM-000271

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000285

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-001199 - Protects the confidentiality and/or integrity of organization-defined information at rest.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. First edit the admin profile by running the following command:

# config system accprofile
# edit {PROFILE NAME}
# set sysgrp read-write
# next
# end
Then, assign appropriate admin profiles to the administrator account.
# config system admin
# edit {ADMIN NAME}
# set accprofile {PROFILE NAME}
# next
# end

This profile should only be assigned to administrators authorized to change system configurations.

Check Contents

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Click System.
2. Click Administrators.
3. Click each administrator and hover over the profile that is assigned to the role.
4. Click Edit.
5. Verify that the permission on System is set to READ or Read/Write.

If any unauthorized administrator has Read/Write access to System, this is a finding.

or

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command for all low privileged admin users:

# show system admin {ADMIN NAME} | grep -i accprofile
The output should be:
set accprofile {PROFILE NAME}

Use the profile name from the output result of above command.
# show system accprofile {PROFILE NAME} | grep -i sysgrp
The output should be:
set sysgrp none

If any low privileged admin user has sysgrp parameter set to values other than NONE, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234216

Documentable

False

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000285

Severity Override Guidance

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Click System.
2. Click Administrators.
3. Click each administrator and hover over the profile that is assigned to the role.
4. Click Edit.
5. Verify that the permission on System is set to READ or Read/Write.

If any unauthorized administrator has Read/Write access to System, this is a finding.

or

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command for all low privileged admin users:

# show system admin {ADMIN NAME} | grep -i accprofile
The output should be:
set accprofile {PROFILE NAME}

Use the profile name from the output result of above command.
# show system accprofile {PROFILE NAME} | grep -i sysgrp
The output should be:
set sysgrp none

If any low privileged admin user has sysgrp parameter set to values other than NONE, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5260