CVE-2024-40590

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2025 at 03:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiPortal

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiPortal version 7.4.0, version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.8 and below, version 6.0.15 and below when connecting to a FortiManager device, a FortiAnalyzer device, or an SMTP server may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a Man-in-the-Middle position to intercept on and tamper with the encrypted communication channel established between the FortiPortal and those endpoints.

Affected

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

6.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.156.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.97.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.87.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.47.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.56.0.07.0.07.2.07.4.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.5, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-295

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