Fortinet Fiasco: Hackers Exploit 2FA Bypass in FortiGate Firewalls – Still Vulnerable!
Fortinet has discovered that hackers are still exploiting the FortiOS vulnerability CVE-2020-12812, allowing them to bypass 2FA and infiltrate FortiGate firewalls. It’s a hacker’s favorite buffet of unpatched systems and case-sensitive username trickery! Protect your firewalls—patch up, or risk becoming the main course in this cybersecurity feast.
Hot Take:
Fortinet’s firewalls might be harder to crack than the Da Vinci code, but apparently not harder than a quick case switcheroo. Who knew that a simple toggle of uppercase to lowercase could let hackers slip past security like they’re sneaking into a 7th-grade dance? Fortinet’s two-factor authentication is starting to feel like a two-factor suggestion. So, here’s the takeaway: alphabet soup is not a secure meal choice for your firewall!
Key Points:
- Fortinet warns of ongoing exploitation of CVE-2020-12812 vulnerability in FortiGate firewalls.
- The flaw allows bypassing 2FA by changing the case of the username.
- Vulnerable configurations involve LDAP-enabled firewalls and specific user group settings.
- Fortinet released patches in July 2020 but attacks continue in the wild.
- Previous warnings from FBI and CISA highlight the vulnerability’s exploitation by state-backed hackers.