CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-55591

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Fortinet · FortiOS and FortiProxy

Vulnerability details

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.

Added to CISA KEV: 2025-01-14

Ransomware campaign use: Known

CISA due date: 2025-01-21

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.

Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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