CVE-2024-21762: A out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0...
Description
A out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, 6.0.0 through 6.0.17, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted requests
Known Exploited
🚨 Marked as known exploited on April 24th, 2025 (about 1 month ago).
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-21762
CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types
Execute unauthorized code or commandsAffected Products
Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiProxy, FortiOS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 92.52% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 99.72% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-05-23 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: active
SSVC Technical Impact: total
SSVC Automatable: true
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21762https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-015