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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Fortinet fixed a critical flaw in FortiOS and FortiProxy

Fortinet warns of a critical vulnerability impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy that can allow remote attackers to perform arbitrary code execution. Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33308 (CVSS score 9.8), that impacts FortiOS and FortiProxy. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution on vulnerable devices. The issue is […]

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July 12, 2023
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335,923 out of 489,337 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997

Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. In Mid-June Fortinet addressed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27997 (CVSS score: 9.2), in FortiOS and FortiProxy that is likely exploited in a limited number of attacks. “A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability […]

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July 4, 2023
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Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS

Fortinet has addressed a couple of high-severity vulnerabilities impacting FortiADC, FortiOS, and FortiProxy. Fortinet addressed nine security vulnerabilities affecting multiple products, including two high-severity issues, tracked as CVE-2023-27999 and CVE-2023-22640, in FortiADC, FortiOS, and FortiProxy. The CVE-2023-27999 flaw (CVSS score 7.6) is a command injection issue in the external resource module. “An improper neutralization of […]

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May 6, 2023
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