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Hackers Allegedly Selling Fortinet Vulnerability Exploit on Dark Web Forums
A significant cybersecurity threat has emerged as hackers on a prominent Russian dark web forum claim to be selling an active exploit targeting Fortinet devices. The exploit reportedly leverages a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-55591, which affects FortiOS versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.16. This vulnerability, categorized as “Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel,” enables remote attackers […] The post Hackers Allegedly Selling Fortinet Vulnerability Exploit on Dark Web Forums appeared first on Cyber Security News.
A significant cybersecurity threat has emerged as hackers on a prominent Russian dark web forum claim to be selling an active exploit targeting Fortinet devices.
The exploit reportedly leverages a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-55591, which affects FortiOS versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.16.
This vulnerability, categorized as “Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel,” enables remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain super-admin access to affected systems.
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Alleged Exploit on Dark Web
The exploit is described as a multi-threaded custom tool capable of scanning IP:Port combinations to identify vulnerable Fortinet instances.
