Symbolic Link trick lets attackers bypass FortiGate patches, Fortinet warns

Fortinet warns attackers can keep read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability is patched. Fortinet warns that threat actors can retain read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability used for the breach has been patched. The cybersecurity firm revealed that attackers exploited known FortiGate flaws like CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, and CVE-2024-21762 to […]

April 12, 2025
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Critical Fortinet FortiSwitch flaw allows remote attackers to change admin passwords

Fortinet addressed a critical vulnerability in its FortiSwitch devices that can be exploited to change administrator passwords remotely. Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-48887 (CVSS score 9.8), in its FortiSwitch devices. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to change administrator passwords. “An unverified password change vulnerability [CWE-620] […]

April 9, 2025
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