Exploited· due 2022-05-039.8criticalCriticalused in ransomware
CVE-2020-12812
Fortinet Fortios
An improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS 6.4.0, 6.2.0 to 6.2.3, 6.0.9 and below may result in a user being able to log in successfully without being prompted for the second factor of authentication (FortiToken) if they changed the case of their username.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- It is known to have been used in ransomware campaigns.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-178
- Assigned by
- psirt@fortinet.com
Dates
- Published
- 2020-07-24
- Last modified
- 2026-08-12
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios- 6.0.10, 6.2.0 - 6.2.4, 6.4.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.