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FORTINET PATCHES PRE-AUTH RCE, UPDATE YOUR FORTIGATE FIREWALLS ASAP!
(CVE-2023-27997)



Fortinet has released several versions of FortiOS, the OS/firmware powering its
Fortigate firewalls and other devices, without mentioning that they include a
fix for CVE-2023-27997, a remote code execution (RCE) flaw that does not require
the attacker to be logged in to exploit it.



The vulnerability has been fixed in FortiOS versions 7.2.5, 7.0.12, 6.4.13,
6.2.15 and, apparently also in v6.0.17 (even though Fortinet officially stopped
supporting the 6.0 branch last year).

Enterprise admins are advised to upgrade Fortigate devices as soon as possible –
if the vulnerability is not already being exploited by attackers, it’s likely
that it will soon be.


ABOUT CVE-2023-27997

The exact nature of the vulnerability is currently (publicly) unknown. According
to Olympe Cyberdefense, Fortinet will be releasing more details on June 13, 2023
(Tuesday).

They say that the vulnerability is critical, affects Fortigate firwall’s SSL VPN
functionality, and may allow an attacker to “interfere via the VPN, even if MFA
is activated.”

Lexfo security researcher Charles Fol, who along with colleague Dany Bach
reported the flaw, says that CVE-2023-27997 allows RCE, is “reachable
pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” and that they will be releasing
more details at a later time.

There is currently no mention of possible workarounds.


PATCH QUICKLY!

Unfortunately for enterprise defenders, threat actors can compare the newer
versions of the OS with older ones to find what the patch does and, based on
that information, develop a working exploit.

Vulnerabilities affecting Fortigate firewalls have been a popular target in the
past.

Also, Fortinet has been known to push out critical fixes without mentioning
vulnerabilities – whether actively exploited or not. Enterprise admins should
therefore move fast and implement the patch as soon as possible.

If the available update doesn’t show up in the device’s dashboard, rebooting it
may make it show up. If not, manual download and installation is advised.




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