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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-55591	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-14 14:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 12:54

NVD link : CVE-2024-55591

Mitre link : CVE-2024-55591

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-55591

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

fortiproxy
fortios

CWE

CWE-288

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

NVD-CWE-Other

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