CVE-2024-52965
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.
Scoring
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS base score
- 6.8
- CVSS vector
- 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
- EPSS probability
- 0.26%
- CWE
- CWE-304
- Published
- 2025-07-08
- Last modified
- 2026-03-13
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS
- Fortinet FortiOS
- Fortinet FortiOS
- Fortinet FortiOS
- Fortinet FortiProxy
- Fortinet FortiProxy
- Fortinet FortiProxy
- Fortinet FortiProxy
Weakness type
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