Data breachcritical
Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-42475 | Unauthenticated Heap Overflow in Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy SSL-VPN (Critical RCE) | 9.8 | 99% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
| CVE-2023-27997 | Pre-Auth Heap Buffer Overflow RCE in Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy SSL-VPN | 9.8 | 86% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2024-21762 | Out-of-Bounds Write RCE in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy | 9.8 | 85% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
From the original article
3 min read at thehackernews.com
Ravie Lakshmanan Apr 11, 2025 Network Security / Vulnerability Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain read-only access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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