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CVE-2024-36505
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-284
Description
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.5 through 7.2.7, 7.0.12 through 7.0.14 and 6.4.x may allow an attacker who has already successfully obtained write access to the underlying system (via another hypothetical exploit) to bypass the file integrity checking system.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.4.13 through 6.4.15; from 7.0.12 before 7.0.15; from 7.2.5 before 7.2.8; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.4 — fixed in 7.0.15, 7.2.8, 7.4.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.0.15, 7.2.8, 7.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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