CVE-2024-52965 | BDVDB-2026-285097 Detail

FortinetFortiOS

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-304 Improper access control

References#

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-511

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-07-08Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-07-08
Last modified: 2025-07-08

Vendor information

Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiOS

All Fortinet vulnerabilities

Score

6.8 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 22.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 7.6.0 and <= 7.6.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.4.0 and <= 7.4.5
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.10
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.0.1 and <= 7.0.16
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.8 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).