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CVE-2024-52965

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: July 8, 2025 at 02:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFortiOSFortiProxy

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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

FortiOS· Fortinet
95%
7.0.1 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.167.0.1 ≤ v < 7.0.177.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.107.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.117.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.57.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.67.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.6.17.0.17.0.107.0.117.0.127.0.137.0.147.0.157.0.167.0.27.0.37.0.47.0.57.0.67.0.77.0.87.0.97.2.07.2.17.2.107.2.27.2.37.2.47.2.57.2.67.2.77.2.87.2.97.4.07.4.17.4.27.4.37.4.47.4.57.6.07.6.1
Affected range stops below 7.0.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
FortiProxy· Fortinet
95%
7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.207.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.217.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.137.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.147.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.87.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.97.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.6.17.6.0 ≤ v < 7.6.27.0.07.2.07.4.07.6.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.4.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.6.2, 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

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-511

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-304NVD-CWE-Other

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