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Auth bypass bug in FortiOS, FortiProxy is exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-40684)

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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CVE-2022-40684
Admin-Interface Auth Bypass in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy & FortiSwitchManager
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domainhorizon3.aint of the breach. UPDATE (October 13, 2022, 05:35 a.m. ET): Horizon3.ai researchers have shared more IoCs defenders can search for,

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2 min read at helpnetsecurity.com

After privately warning customers last week that they need to patch or mitigate CVE-2022-40684, a critical vulnerability affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager, Fortinet has finally confirmed that it “is aware of an instance where this vulnerability was exploited.”

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By @zeljkazorz · helpnetsecurity.com

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