CRITICALCVSS 9.8KNOWN EXPLOITEDRANSOMWARE: KNOWN

CVE-2024-55591

CVE-2024-55591 updated by NVD

Published: 2025-01-14
Modified: 2026-09-21
Sources: cisa-kev, nvd

Summary

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.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55591

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