Missing critical step in authentication in FortiProxy and FortiOS - CVE-2024-52965
Published: July 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112496
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52965
CWE-ID: CWE-304
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
FortiProxy
FortiOS
FortiOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52965
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiProxy - addressed in versions 7.0.21, 7.2.14, 7.4.9, 7.6.2
FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.0.17, 7.2.11, 7.4.6, 7.6.3
FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.0.17, 7.2.11, 7.4.6, 7.6.3