Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL-VPN Symlink Exploit

Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain read-only access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched. The attackers are believed to have leveraged known and now-patched security flaws, including, but not limited to, CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, and CVE-2024-21762. "A threat actor used a known


Apr 14, 2025 - 21:37
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Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL-VPN Symlink Exploit
Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain read-only access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched. The attackers are believed to have leveraged known and now-patched security flaws, including, but not limited to, CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, and CVE-2024-21762. "A threat actor used a known

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mayankrajkumarofficial Mayank Rajkumar Sambare, from Nagpur, Maharashtra is a Young Cyber Security Expert, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, and a Brilliant Author. He Owns a Cyber Security Company Named CODELANCER CYBER SECURITY AND FORENSICS which is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra also the Founder of the Cyber Volunteer Organisation India.