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- published 1/21/25 6:03 AM •
- updated 15 January 2025 •
- 3 min Read
Critical Vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy
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Critical Vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy
This critical flaw has been actively exploited in the wild. Fortinet has observed threat actors performing malicious post-exploitation activities, including the creation of random administrative and local user accounts, modification of system configurations (e.g., firewall policies), and the use of SSL VPN for unauthorized access to internal network.
- CVE Identifier: CVE-2024-55591
- Severity: CVSSv3 Score 9.6 Critical
- Vulnerability Type: Authentication Bypass (CWE-288)
- Impact: Remote unauthenticated attackers can gain super-admin access to FortiOS and FortiProxy devices.
Affected Versions
- FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16
- FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.19
- FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12
Fixed Versions
- FortiOS 7.0: Upgrade to 7.0.17 or above
- FortiProxy 7.0: Upgrade to 7.0.20 or above
- FortiProxy 7.2: Upgrade to 7.2.13 or above
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- Upgrade affected versions of FortiOS and FortiProxy to fixed versions immediately.
- Monitor systems for indicators of compromise and Conduct a thorough security assessment of potentially affected systems.
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