CVE-2024-52965

Published Jul 8, 2025

Last updated 9 months ago

Overview

Description
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability [CWE-304] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, and before 7.0.16 & FortiProxy version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 and before 7.0.20 allows an API-user using api-key + PKI user certificate authentication to login even if the certificate is invalid.
Source
psirt@fortinet.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
fortiproxy, fortios

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.2
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@fortinet.com
CWE-304
nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.