Check Point Advisories

Fortinet FortiOS Format String (CVE-2024-45324)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1604
Date Published:	20 Apr 2025
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 20 April, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-45324
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.x Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.15 Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.4 Fortinet FortiPAM 1.0.x Fortinet FortiPAM 1.1.x Fortinet FortiPAM 1.2.x Fortinet FortiPAM 1.3.0 through 1.3.1 Fortinet FortiPAM 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 Fortinet FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 Fortinet FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12 Fortinet FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.6
Vulnerability Description	Multiple format string vulnerabilities have been reported in Multiple Fortinet Products. The vulnerabilities are due to improper handling of certificate imports.Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution within the service of the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet FortiOS Format String (CVE-2024-45324) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet FortiOS Format String (CVE-2024-45324)