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    CVE-2024-55591

    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.

    Published:Jan 14, 2025
    Last Modified:Jul 8, 2026
    EPS:Jan 14, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.98259
    CVSS Score:9.6

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jan 21, 2025
    598 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jan 14, 2025
    605 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fortios
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fortiproxy

    Exploits

    https://github.com/0x7556/CVE-2024-55591https://github.com/exfil0/CVE-2024-55591-POChttps://github.com/rawtips/CVE-2024-55591https://github.com/sysirq/fortios-auth-bypass-exploit-CVE-2024-55591https://github.com/sysirq/fortios-auth-bypass-poc-CVE-2024-55591https://github.com/uLl0a/cve-2024-55591-pochttps://github.com/UMChacker/CVE-2024-55591-POChttps://github.com/virus-or-not/CVE-2024-55591https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/fortios-auth-bypass-check-CVE-2024-55591https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/fortios-auth-bypass-poc-CVE-2024-55591

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-127 Directory Indexing
    CAPEC-665 Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High