CVE-2020-12812
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.454 · 99 %ileEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
ssvc
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affected products (39)
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also known as (5)
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references (7)
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- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-283cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12812cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FortiOS-privilege-escalation-via-SSL-VPN-2FA-Username-Case-32837cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2407/cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-283enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-283Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12812US Government Resourcenvd
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