A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all ve…

published 2024-06-11 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-19368

cvss: 1.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.5%; EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits: 0; none known

A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

fortinet fortiproxy 7.4.3
fortinet fortios 7.2.9, 7.4.4

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-24-193-02 updated 2026-01-14 cvss 1.8

Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE 1808

Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808
affected: fixed in V7.4.4

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-06-11)

Exploit prediction

3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	1.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.1	1.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Fortinet FortiProxy
Fortinet FortiOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

Technology feeds

Fortinet rss critical rss

References

fortiguard.fortinet.com /psirt/FG-IR-23-423
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-21754
NVD CVE-2024-21754

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Summary