High · published October 14, 2025
⚠️ A crafty request from an authenticated user can turn a harmless RDP connection into a gateway for unauthorized code execution! 🔥 Think of it like a hotel guest who has access to their own room suddenly being allowed to open all the doors in the building. With this vulnerability, they can exploit their access to go places they shouldn't! If an attacker successfully leverages this flaw, they could execute unauthorized code on the system, potentially compromising sensitive data and disrupting services. While it may not seem catastrophic at first, this unauthorized access could lead to significant security breaches, putting your entire network at risk.
Think of it like a hotel guest who has access to their own room suddenly being allowed to open all the doors in the building. With this vulnerability, they can exploit their access to go places they shouldn't! This heap-based buffer overflow occurs in FortiOS, FortiPAM, and FortiProxy, allowing authenticated users to exploit crafted requests, leading to code execution that bypasses normal security measures.
If an attacker successfully leverages this flaw, they could execute unauthorized code on the system, potentially compromising sensitive data and disrupting services. While it may not seem catastrophic at first, this unauthorized access could lead to significant security breaches, putting your entire network at risk. To protect yourself, upgrade FortiOS to version 7.6.3 or later, FortiPAM to version 1.5.1, and FortiProxy to version 7.6.3 or higher. Additionally, review your user access controls to minimize potential misuse. Don't forget to conduct regular audits to ensure your systems are secure! You've got this! With these updates, you'll bolster your defenses and keep those unauthorized requests at bay! 🛡️
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fortinet/fortiproxy | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.4.4 | 7.4.4 |
| fortinet/fortiproxy | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.3 | 7.6.3 |
| fortinet/fortipam | ≥ 1.0.0, < 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 |
| fortinet/fortipam | all versions | — |
| fortinet/fortios | ≥ 6.4.0, < 7.2.11 | 7.2.11 |
| fortinet/fortios | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.8 | 7.4.8 |
| fortinet/fortios | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.3 | 7.6.3 |