CVE-2024-35279 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2024-35279

A stack-based buffer overflow [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS version...

7.7 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A stack-based buffer overflow [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.4 through 7.2.8 and version 7.4.0 through 7.4.4 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via crafted UDP packets through the CAPWAP control, provided the attacker were able to evade FortiOS stack protections and provided the fabric service is running on the exposed interface.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-160

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Affected Vendor

Fortinet

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Affected Software

FortiOS

Vulnerable Versions:

7.4.0, 7.2.4

Timeline

Official Publish: February 11th, 2025

Last Modified: February 26th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1485 Data Destruction