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Critical · 9.6 Known exploited · Ransomware Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2024-55591 EUVD-2024-52819GHSA-v4mr-pqhx-vpm2

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and Fort…

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by fortinet

Vendor: Fortinet Product: FortiOS Product: FortiProxy Category: Network devices

Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.12 allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.16 —
Fortinet FortiProxy 7.2.0 – ≤ 7.2.12, 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.19 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 10 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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