CVE-2024-21762: listed in the CISA KEV catalog

CVE-2024-21762 · CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL · EPSS 84% · KEV 2024-02-09

A out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, 6.0.0 through 6.0.17, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted requests

Is CVE-2024-21762 exploited?

• Listed in the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-02-09.
• Federal remediation due 2024-02-16.
• Past that date by 911 days.
• Used in ransomware campaigns.
• EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 84%.
• Public exploit code: none found in monitored sources.

Which products and versions are affected?

No affected package list recorded here yet.

Is there a patch?

No patch identifier recorded here yet.

What PlainSec published about CVE-2024-21762

• Patched FortiGates Still Leak Access Through Old Credentials (2026-07-09)
• Exposed Staging Server Shows Perimeter Breaches Spreading Inward (2026-06-19)

Primary sources

• NVD record
• CISA KEV catalog

What this record does not say

• No affected package data.
• No patch identifier.

KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-11.