Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortinet products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution.
- FortiSandbox is an advanced threat detection solution from Fortinet that uses sandboxing to analyze suspicious files and network traffic for advanced threats like zero-day malware and ransomware.
- FortiWeb is a web application firewall (WAF) that protects web applications and APIs from cyberattacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting, while also helping to meet compliance requirements.
- FortiVoice is a unified communications solution that combines voice, chat, conferencing, and fax into a single, secure platform for businesses and schools.
- FortiOS is the Fortinet’s proprietary Operation System which is utilized across multiple product lines.
- FortiProxy is a secure web gateway product from Fortinet that protects users from internet-borne attacks, enforces compliance, and improves network performance.
- FortiClientEMS is a centralized management platform for deploying, configuring, monitoring, and enforcing security policies across numerous endpoints (computers) running the FortiClient agent.
- FortiSwitchManager is Fortinet’s dedicated, on-premise platform for centrally managing FortiSwitch devices in large deployments.
- FortiFone is Fortinet’s secure, enterprise-grade unified communications solution.
Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected service account. Depending on the privileges associated with the service account an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Service accounts that are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
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Read More – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC
