VYPR
Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2025· Updated Aug 5, 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

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  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0,<7.0.20
    • (no CPE)range: 7.0.0-7.0.19, 7.2.0-7.2.12
    • (no CPE)range: 7.2.0
  • Fortinet/Fortios3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0,<7.0.17
    • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 7.0.0
    • (no CPE)range: 7.0.0-7.0.16

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