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Medium4.3Fortinet Exploited CISA KEV

Medium [CVE-2018-13374] Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC: Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the configured one

This medium-severity Fortinet advisory covers CVE-2018-13374 affecting Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC.

CVE-2018-13374 Published Jan 22, 2019Updated by vendor Aug 13, 2026
Affected products & platforms
FortinetFortiGateFirewallFortiOS
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Summary

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the configured one.

Affected product named by the advisory: Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Listed:
Sep 8, 2022 · federal remediation due Sep 29, 2022
Required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware use:
Known

KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.

Affected versions
  • Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source

Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source

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