Insufficient Session Expiration in FortiOS - CVE-2024-50562
Published: June 11, 2025 / Updated: June 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111048
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50562
CWE-ID: CWE-613
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration in SSL-VPN cookie. An attacker in possession of a cookie used can log in the SSL-VPN portal to log in again, although the session has expired or was logged out.
Affected software
FortiOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50562
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.2.11, 7.4.8, 7.6.1