CVE-2018-13379
This CVE is being exploited. Apply the vendor fix, or take the service off the internet until you can, then check your logs for attempts.
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)
Detection
Evidence
Confirmed exploited. Our decoys saw 55 exploitation attempts in the last 14 days; CISA added it to KEV 1835 days ago.
Last attempt. 118 attempts on our decoys, 55 in the last 14 days
First exploitation attempt on our decoys
Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Published
Exploit code published (ExploitDB)
Exploit code published (Metasploit)
Nuclei detection template available
Observed: our own decoys saw it. Reported: CISA, the vendor or another named source says so. Weaponised: public exploit code or a scanner template exists. Methodology
Questions
Is CVE-2018-13379 being exploited in the wild?
Yes. The huntback decoy network captured 118 exploitation attempts from 68 distinct source IPs; the most recent was on 2026-11-12. It is also in the CISA KEV catalogue.
Can CVE-2018-13379 be detected on the network?
Yes. huntback carries a network signature for CVE-2018-13379, so attempts against a decoy are tagged 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.
Related
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This record, with its evidence timeline, as JSON:
curl -H "X-API-Key: $HUNTBACK_KEY" https://app.huntback.io/api/v1/evidence/CVE-2018-13379