The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests.
Fortinet has said that an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting FortiOS and FortiProxy is being exploited in the wild.
Tracked as CVE-2024-55591, the vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module, Fortinet said in an update.
Security researchers have warned that hackers have been mass-exploiting the vulnerability as a zero-day since December, according to
TechCrunch.
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
