UNC5820 used Fortinet zero-days to plant PeerStitch at a telecom
CISA added CVE-2025-61624 to KEV; the memory-only implant rides legitimate FortiGate process traffic.
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An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability [CWE-703] in FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.3 and before 7.2.7, FortiProxy version 7.4.0 through 7.4.3 and before 7.2.9, FortiPAM before 1.2.0 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 fgfm daemon may allow an unauthenticated attacker to repeatedly reset the fgfm connection via crafted SSL encrypted TCP requests.
CISA added CVE-2025-61624 to KEV; the memory-only implant rides legitimate FortiGate process traffic.
Unit 42 says CL-STA-0954 used Fortinet flaws to deploy memory-resident PEERSTITCH against a telecom provider.
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