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Go to dashboardFortinet FortiOS SSL VPN web portal has a path traversal flaw that lets an unauthenticated remote attacker download FortiOS system files via crafted HTTP requests. The flaw is on the VPN appliance, and CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild, with ransomware use noted in the sources.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet FortiOS | vendor | – | – |
Check whether the SSL VPN web portal is reachable from the internet and which FortiOS version is running (unknown for exact affected versions in the sources).
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.
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