# CVE-2024-52965: A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability \[CWE-304\] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, 7.2.

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-08 · Updated: 2025-07-08

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiOS: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.1; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.5; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.10; from 7.0.1, through 7.0.16
- Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.1; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.8; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.13; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.20

## Description

A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability [CWE-304] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, and before 7.0.16 & FortiProxy version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 and before 7.0.20 allows an API-user using api-key + PKI user certificate authentication to login even if the certificate is invalid.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-511

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