Fortigate SSL-VPN Remote Code Execution vulnerability

Daniel Goymer • June 12, 2023

Fortinet has published a new advisory relating to a security vulnerability affecting their firewalls, Fortigate SSL-VPN Remote Code Execution vulnerability | CERT NZ. A number of these types vulnerabilities have been discovered in the past couple of years and they can be frustrating.


The nature of security means, these issues are going to occur with all vendors and it’s important you have a process to mitigate the issues when these are discovered.


In the past 24 hours Yorb has patched all clients with our SecureNET contract, these contracts allow us to proactively monitor firewalls and take automated steps to mitigate threats as they are notified. It reduces everyone’s stress levels (and risk) when the tools, systems and processes are in place to manage and resolve these risks efficiently.


Security and the management of your systems is not an IT issue, it’s a business issue. Ensure as a business you are asking the right questions, do you have the appropriate systems in place to protect all your critical infrastructure?

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