Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
CVE-2024-55591
CVE-2024-55591
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.
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Affected products
4>=7.0.0, <=7.0.19; >=7.2.0, <=7.2.12+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=7.0.0, <=7.0.19; >=7.2.0, <=7.2.12
- (no CPE)range: 7.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
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