#VU112496 Missing critical step in authentication in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2024-52965

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#VU112496 Missing critical step in authentication in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2024-52965

Published: July 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU112496
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52965
CWE-ID: CWE-304
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
FortiProxy
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to missing critical step in authentication via API: Authentication granted with an invalid certificate. An api-user using api-key + pki user certificate authentication can login even if the certificate is invalid.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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