Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2024-26008

 

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2024-26008

Published: October 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117130
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26008
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS
FortiPAM
FortiProxy
FortiSwitch Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper check or handling of exceptional conditions of the connection. An unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly reset the fgfm connection via crafted SSL encrypted TCP requests.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-26008

Install update from vendor's website.

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