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CVE-2024-55591 — Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Vulnerability details
- Affected productsFortiOS and FortiProxy
- KEV remediation due2025-01-21
Exploiting threat actors
- AkiraG1024
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- [NVD] CVE-2024-55591 (CRITICAL 9.8) — An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.12 allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to nvd