{"id":"CVE-2024-21762","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-21762","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T09:14:16.221Z","title":"Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write Vulnerability","description":"A out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, FortiOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, FortiOS 6.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiProxy 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.00 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted requests","published":"2024-02-09T09:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-22T19:20:42.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@fortinet.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["fortinet/fortiproxy","fortinet/fortios"],"epss":{"score":0.84589,"percentile":0.99703,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.84589,"percentile":0.99701}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-02-09","dueDate":"2024-02-16","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-015 ;   https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21762"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 16 February 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-015","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@fortinet.com"},{"url":"https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-015","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21762","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21762","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}