CVE Intel / CVE-2018-13379

CVE-2018-13379

fortios · fortinet
CISA KEVexploited on our sensorsCritical network detectable

What it is

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

Live exploitation on the huntback network (30 days)

2
attempts captured
2
distinct source IPs
2026-09-15
last seen
huntback carries a network signature for this CVE. Exploitation attempts are detected on the decoy fleet in real time.

How huntback helps

Deploy a decoy that emulates fortios and you will see every attempt at this CVE the moment it lands, with the full payload, the attacker's infrastructure, and any stage-2 loader. Then huntback can scan the attacker back.

CVSSn/a Critical
EPSS1.00 (99% pct)
In CISA KEVyes
Publishedn/a
Network detectableyes, signatured