Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy 7.0.14-7.4.3 – Unauth Channel Spoofing (CWE-300)
CVE-2024-50568 Published on June 10, 2025
A channel accessible by non-endpoint vulnerability [CWE-300] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 and before 7.0.14 & FortiProxy version 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 and before 7.0.16 allows an unauthenticated attacker with the knowledge of device specific data to spoof the identity of a downstream device of the security fabric via crafted TCP requests.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-50568 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Man-in-the-Middle / MITM Vulnerability?
The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. In order to establish secure communication between two parties, it is often important to adequately verify the identity of entities at each end of the communication channel. Inadequate or inconsistent verification may result in insufficient or incorrect identification of either communicating entity. This can have negative consequences such as misplaced trust in the entity at the other end of the channel. An attacker can leverage this by interposing between the communicating entities and masquerading as the original entity. In the absence of sufficient verification of identity, such an attacker can eavesdrop and potentially modify the communication between the original entities.
CVE-2024-50568 has been classified to as a Man-in-the-Middle / MITM vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-50568
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Affected Versions
Fortinet FortiOS:- Version 7.4.0, <= 7.4.3 is affected.
- Version 7.2.0, <= 7.2.7 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.14 is affected.
- Version 6.4.2, <= 6.4.16 is affected.
- Version 7.4.0, <= 7.4.3 is affected.
- Version 7.2.0, <= 7.2.9 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.16 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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