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CVE-2020-12812

Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 49.3%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS 6.4.0, 6.2.0 to 6.2.3, 6.0.9 and below may result in a user being able to log in successfully without being prompted for the second factor of authentication (FortiToken) if they changed the case of their username.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
49.34% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
Weakness
CWE-178, CWE-287
Affected
fortinet/fortios
Source
psirt@fortinet.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12812

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.