CVE-2024-21754: Fortinet FortiOS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS: from 6.4.0, up to and including 6.4.15; from 7.0.0, up to and including 7.0.15; from 7.2.0, before 7.2.9 (fixed in 7.2.9); from 7.4.0, before 7.4.4 (fixed in 7.4.4)
• Fortinet FortiProxy: from 2.0.0, up to and including 2.0.14; from 7.0.0, up to and including 7.0.18; from 7.2.0, up to and including 7.2.11; from 7.4.0, before 7.4.3 (fixed in 7.4.3)

Published 2024-06-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.