Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2025 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2024-52965
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in FortiOS from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS | 7.6.0 – through 7.6.17.4.0 – through 7.4.57.2.0 – through 7.2.107.0.1 – through 7.0.16 |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | 7.6.0 – through 7.6.17.4.0 – through 7.4.87.2.0 – through 7.2.137.0.0 – through 7.0.20 |
Weakness: CWE-304 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C