CVE-2024-26009

HIGH

8.1

CVSS Score

Published: August 12, 2025 at 06:59 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:16 AM UTC

4 products affected across 1 vendorFortiOSFortiProxyFortiPAM

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Severity

HIGH8.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.15 and before 6.2.16, FortiProxy version 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8 and before 7.0.15 & FortiPAM before version 1.2.0 allows an unauthenticated attacker to seize control of a managed device via crafted FGFM requests, if the device is managed by a FortiManager, and if the attacker knows that FortiManager's serial number.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiOS · Fortinet

95%

6.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.186.0.0 ≤ v < 6.2.176.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.166.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.156.4.0 ≤ v < 6.4.166.0.0 6.0.1 6.0.10 6.0.11 6.0.12 6.0.13 6.0.14 6.0.15 6.0.16 6.0.17 6.0.18 6.0.2 6.0.3 6.0.4 6.0.5 6.0.6 6.0.7 6.0.8 6.0.9 6.2.0 6.2.1 6.2.10 6.2.11 6.2.12 6.2.13 6.2.14 6.2.15 6.2.16 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.5 6.2.6 6.2.7 6.2.8 6.2.9 6.4.0 6.4.1 6.4.10 6.4.11 6.4.12 6.4.13 6.4.14 6.4.15 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 6.4.5 6.4.6 6.4.7 6.4.8 6.4.9

Affected range stops below 6.2.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.4.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

FortiPAM · Fortinet

95%

1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.0.31.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.2.01.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.1.21.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.2.0

FortiProxy · Fortinet

95%

7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.157.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.167.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.87.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.97.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.27.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.37.0.0 7.0.1 7.0.10 7.0.11 7.0.12 7.0.13 7.0.14 7.0.15 7.0.2 7.0.3 7.0.4 7.0.5 7.0.6 7.0.7 7.0.8 7.0.9 7.2.0 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.2.7 7.2.8 7.4.0 7.4.1 7.4.2

Affected range stops below 7.0.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

FortiSwitchManager · Fortinet

95%

7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.37.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.47.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.37.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.47.0.0 7.0.1 7.0.2 7.0.3 7.2.0 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3

Affected range stops below 7.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-042

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-042

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-288

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