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China-Backed Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Infecting 20,000 Systems Globally

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()1 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2022-42475
Unauthenticated Heap Overflow in Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy SSL-VPN (Critical RCE)
9.899%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV

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State-sponsored threat actors backed by China gained access to 20,000 Fortinet FortiGate systems worldwide by exploiting a known critical security flaw between 2022 and 2023, indicating that the operation had a broader impact than previously known.

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