Latest FortiManager vulnerability #
Fortinet has issued an advisory for its Fortinet FortiManager product. The vendor confirms that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability has been designated CVE-2024-47575 and has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.8 (extremely critical).
Note that this vulnerability is the same one discussed in an earlier version of this blog post, prior to vendor confirmation.
What is the impact? #
The vulnerability would allow remote code execution by an attacker with upon connection to a FortiManager instance. Attackers need to have a valid Fortinet device certificate, but this certificate can be obtained from an existing Fortinet device and reused.
Successful exploitation of this attack is reported to allow remote code execution, potentially leading to total compromise of the vulnerable system.
The vendor has released a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs); users are encouraged to use this list to determine if a system has been successfully attacked.
Are updates or workarounds available? #
The vendor has released updates and mitigation strategies to address this issue, and the vendor advises users to update as quickly as possible. Mitigation strategies include disabling the affected service and denying registration to systems with unknown serial numbers.
How to find potentially vulnerable systems with runZero #
From the Asset Inventory, use the following query to locate systems running potentially vulnerable software:
hw:FortiManager
