Tag: fortinet
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Fortinet Sees AI Security Boom Outlasting Past Cycles
CEO Ken Xie Says AI Infrastructure Expansion and New Threats Are Fueling Demand. Fortinet executives say AI infrastructure expansion and emerging threats are driving a cybersecurity spending cycle larger and more durable than past booms, lifting third-quarter revenue 20% and prompting the network security vendor to raise its annual outlook for the third time. First…
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Fortinet patches critical FortiOS flaws found with AI help
Fortinet rolled out security hardening updates for FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiMail, and FortiAuthenticator last week, but is keeping the details about the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/26/fortinet-patches-critical-fortios-flaws-found-with-ai-help/
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Path Traversal – Böswillige Admins können in Fortinet-Produkten beliebige Dateien löschen
Tags: fortinetFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/fortinet-path-traversal-cve-2025-61624-fortios-fortiproxy-a-bb4d4ebd6e4dd216b6e2b6c6eaee4cd3/
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Hackers Breach Enterprise Firewalls and VPNs, Exposing Over 70,000 Credentials
Tags: access, breach, credentials, cybersecurity, data-breach, firewall, fortinet, hacker, network, vpnCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a large-scale campaign that has targeted exposed network edge devices such as Fortinet FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect firewalls.”Artifacts from this investigation also indicate that operators in this campaign have obtained access to numerous organizations worldwide, and have attempted to further compromise some victims, First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Fortinet Releases Critical Security Updates for FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer
Fortinet has announced coordinated security hardening updates for FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer, scheduled for October 22, 2026. These updates aim to address critical and high-severity vulnerabilities. The company urges customers to prioritize updating internet-facing systems and treat these upgrades as urgent, not routine maintenance. In an announcement on October 21, Fortinet’s Chief Information Security Officer,…
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What the PHP2Shell vulnerability means for Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto customers
Palo Alto Networks confirmed that all versions of PAN-OS and Panorama are affected by PHP2Shell, a pair of critical PHP vulnerabilities that let an attacker run code on a web … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/22/php2shell-vulnerability-fortinet-cisco-palo-alto-networks/
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Critical Fortinet FortiSIEM RCE Vulnerability Gets Public PoC Exploit, Allowing Unauthenticated Attacks
Horizon3.ai has released a public proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-106173, a critical vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to turn arbitrary file writes into remote code execution. Researcher Zach Hanley published a technical analysis on October 20, following Fortinet’s security advisory released on October 13. The vulnerability specifically affects the product’s gRPC communication…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 600 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including international press. North Korean IT Workers Used Stolen US Identities to Earn $3 Million U.S. CISA adds Fortinet Multiple…
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U.S. CISA adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, malware, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: This week, Palo Alto Netwoks researchers reported that PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls,…
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PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions
A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported memory-resident ARM64 malware known as PEERSTITCH.The attack involves the exploitation of CVE-2025-61624 (CVSS score: 5.4), a path traversal flaw in the command line interpreter of FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager that could allow a First…
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PoC Exploit Code Released for Fortinet FortiClient EMS Authentication Bypass Flaw
A public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit is now available for CVE-2026-35616, a critical authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS). The flaw has been exploited in the wild since spring 2026. FortiClient EMS authentication bypass According to details published by GitHub user Alaatk, a repository titled >>CVE-2026-35616 FortiClient EMS Pre-Auth Bypass<< contains a Python…
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FBI Warns FortiBleed Campaign Still Active, Hits 86,000+ FortiGate Devices
FortiBleed attacks continue to target Fortinet FortiGate devices, with SOCRadar reporting more than 86,644 compromised devices across 194… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-fortibleed-campaign-active-fortigate-devices/
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FBI Warns FortiBleed Campaign Still Active, Hits 86,000+ FortiGate Devices
FortiBleed attacks continue to target Fortinet FortiGate devices, with SOCRadar reporting more than 86,644 compromised devices across 194… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-fortibleed-campaign-active-fortigate-devices/
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FBI: Ongoing FortiBleed attacks lock out FortiGate VPN admins
The FBI is warning that FortiBleed attacks are still ongoing, targeting exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways and locking out legitimate administrators. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-ongoing-fortibleed-attacks-lock-out-fortigate-vpn-admins/
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FortiBleed hit 86,000 firewalls by exploiting something nobody can patch away
FBI and Secret Service warn FortiBleed, a credential-harvesting campaign against Fortinet firewalls, has compromised 86,644 devices and is locking out admins. The FBI and the U.S. Secret Service issued a joint advisory about FortiBleed, and the headline number alone is worth sitting with: more than 86,644 compromised Fortinet FortiGate devices across 194 countries, according to…
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FortiBleed is still active, with attackers locking admins out of Fortinet firewalls
Some organizations hit by the FortiBleed campaign have been locked out of their own Fortinet firewalls, according to a joint FBI and U.S. Secret Service advisory. FortiBleed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/07/fortinet-fortibleed-campaign-fbi-advisory/
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FBI, Secret Service add to warnings of FortiBleed credential stealing campaign
Users of two types of Fortinet hardware should take steps to limit their exposure to a now-global credential stealing campaign, U.S. federal law enforcement says. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fortibleed-warning-fbi-secret-service
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FBI Warns FortiBleed Remains Active After Amassing 86,644 Fortinet Device Credentials
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service (USSS) on Tuesday warned that the FortiBleed credential harvesting campaign remains an active threat aimed at internet-facing Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and secure socket layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) gateways.”The campaign exploits reused or leaked credentials and legacy SHA-256 password storage, enabling threat First seen…
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Alert: FortiBleed remains active campaign, can lock out users or lead to ransomware attacks
The FBI and Secret Service warned Fortinet users that FortiBleed, uncovered this summer, is a continuing threat. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fortibleed-fortinet-vpn-ransomware-fbi-warning/
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ClingSTUN Linux Backdoor Abuses Public STUN Infrastructure
Fortinet details ClingSTUN, a Linux backdoor exploiting unpatched IoT devices and abusing public STUN servers to route traffic past NAT. FortiGuard Labs researchers spotted a Linux malware family they call ClingSTUN, and the name gives away its trick immediately. Instead of relying on a dedicated command server, the malicious code leans on STUN, the protocol…
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Fortinet warns that critical flaw in FortiMail is facing exploitation
Security researchers warn that attackers can gain access to credentials, stored mail and other connected systems. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fortinet-critical-flaw-fortimail-exploitation/832017/
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Critical FortiMail zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-104286)
Fortinet is warning customers that attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-104286) in FortiMail, its email security gateway. Fortinet says the flaw has … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/02/fortinet-fortimail-vulnerability-cve-2026-104286/
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U.S. CISA adds Fortinet FortiMail flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiMail flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Fortinet FortiMail flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw is a path traversal vulnerability that can be triggered through…
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U.S. CISA adds Fortinet FortiMail flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiMail flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Fortinet FortiMail flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw is a path traversal vulnerability that can be triggered through…
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Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Writes
Tags: attack, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, zero-dayThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on Thursday, added a critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiMail to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score: 9.8), allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files on the underlying system.”An improper First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Writes
Tags: attack, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, zero-dayThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on Thursday, added a critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiMail to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score: 9.8), allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files on the underlying system.”An improper First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Fortinet FortiMail Path Traversal Flaw Actively Exploited to Compromise Servers
Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability in FortiMail that attackers are actively exploiting to compromise vulnerable email security appliances. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-104286, has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8. It enables unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files to the underlying system via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. Fortinet FortiMail Path Traversal Flaw…