Description
This article provides some information about the currently detected vulnerability and fixes available.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
See the FortiGuard page for information about CVE-2024-55591
The fix suggested is to upgrade to FortiOS 7.0.17, see v7.0.17 Release Notes
This firmware has been released already for most hardware models including G series units, and contains the fix for this vulnerability.
If a device does not show v7.0.17 as available, download the firmware image from support site or update the device's known firmware images manually
Some G series units such as FortiGate-50G and FortiGate Rugged-70G did not have a v7.0.17 build available initially.
That has now been addressed and the firmware image is available from the support site. A list of compatible platforms can be seen in v7.0.17 Release Notes- Introduction and supported models
Related article:
Technical Tip: FortiGate-50G GUI problems after upgrade to v7.0.17
