CVE-2024-55591

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Fortinet / FortiOS and FortiProxy

Risk tier: Critical — known ransomware use

Description

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.

NVD enrichment (full description, CVSS vector, CWEs) has not completed for this CVE yet — shown above is the CISA KEV short description only.

Scoring

  • CVSS: Not yet available
  • EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
  • EPSS percentile: Not yet available

CISA KEV status

  • Added to KEV: 2025-01-14
  • Remediation due date: 2025-01-21
  • Known ransomware campaign use: Known

All exploited vulnerabilities