Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2018-13374

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Ransomware campaign 9 public exploits Added 08 Sept 2022 Due 29 Sept 2022 · 1408 days ago

VendorFortinet

ProductFortiOS and FortiADC

WeaknessCWE-732

RansomwareKnown use

What the flaw is

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC contain an improper access control vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate by pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server.

Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.

Public exploit code

9 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.

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