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CVE-2024-52965
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-304
Description
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.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 7.0.1 before 7.0.17; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.11; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.6; 7.6.0, 7.6.1 — fixed in 7.0.17, 7.2.11, 7.4.6
- Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.21; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.14; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.9; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.2 — fixed in 7.0.21, 7.2.14, 7.4.9, 7.6.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.0.17, 7.2.11, 7.4.6; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.0.21, 7.2.14, 7.4.9, 7.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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