Security News > 2023 > June > Critical RCE Flaw Discovered in Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls - Patch Now!
Fortinet has released patches to address a critical security flaw in its FortiGate firewalls that could be abused by a threat actor to achieve remote code execution.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27997, is "Reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance," Lexfo Security researcher Charles Fol, who discovered and reported the flaw, said in a tweet over the weekend.
Details about the security flaw are currently withheld and Fortinet is yet to release an advisory, although the network security company is expected to publish more details in the coming days.
With Fortinet flaws emerging as a lucrative attack vector for threat actors in recent years, it's highly recommended that users move quickly to apply the fixes as soon as possible to mitigate potential risks.
Fortinet shared the following statement with The Hacker News after the publication of the story -.
For more on Fortinet's responsible disclosure process, visit the Fortinet Product Security Incident Response Team page: https://www.
News URL
https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/critical-rce-flaw-discovered-in.html
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | CVE-2023-27997 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios and Fortiproxy A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-122] in FortiOS version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.11 and below, version 6.4.12 and below, version 6.0.16 and below and FortiProxy version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below, version 2.0.12 and below, version 1.2 all versions, version 1.1 all versions SSL-VPN may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specifically crafted requests. | 9.8 |