CVE-2024-55591

critical Fortinet ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
98.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: January 14, 2025 (541 days ago)
Last Modified: July 8, 2026
Vendor: Fortinet
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2025-01-14
Remediation Due: 2025-01-21 (⚠ 534d overdue)
Ransomware Campaign: Known

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.

CWE

CWE-288

Affected Products

fortinet fortiproxyfortinet fortios

References

🔗 fortiguard.fortinet.com 🔗 www.cisa.gov