Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2018-13374

Fortinet FortiOS

Fortinet FortiOS · FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4

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Severity
CVSS 4.3 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
38.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2018-13374 is a vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC. A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Fortinet FortiOS fortios 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, fortiadc 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Fortinet FortiOS

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the configured one.

Fortinet Affected
Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC
FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4
Published
22 Jan 2019
Exploitation Reported
08 Sep 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

ransomware edge malware ios nessus_scanner cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 08 Sep 2022

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 08 Sep 2022

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-09-08 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-08-13 04:20 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/209853 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

4.3 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

38.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource CWE-732

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 4.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 04:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 09:27 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. 00:00 UTC

    First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  5. 14:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2018-13374",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 4.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.38088,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}