Improper control of interaction frequency in FortiWeb - CVE-2026-24017
Published: March 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123718
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24017
CWE-ID: CWE-799
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control of interaction frequency. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass the authentication rate-limit via crafted requests and brute-force admin logins.
Affected software
FortiWeb
How to mitigate CVE-2026-24017
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 7.0.12, 7.2.12, 7.4.11, 7.6.6, 8.0.3