CVE-2024-35279: Fortinet FortiOS

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A stack-based buffer overflow [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.4 through 7.2.8 and version 7.4.0 through 7.4.4 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via crafted UDP packets through the CAPWAP control, provided the attacker were able to evade FortiOS stack protections and provided the fabric service is running on the exposed interface.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS: from 7.2.4, before 7.2.9 (fixed in 7.2.9); from 7.4.0, before 7.4.5 (fixed in 7.4.5)

Published 2025-02-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.