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This critical FortiSwitch flaw allows hackers to change admins passwords, and they can even do it remotely


  • Fortinet found an escalation of privilege flaw in multiple versions of FortiSwitch
  • The flaw was given a critical severity score
  • A patch and a mitigation measure are both available

Fortinet has patched a critical severity vulnerability in FortiSwitch which allowed malicious actors to change users’ login credentials.

In a short security advisory published earlier this week, the company detailed the escalation of privilege flaw, the versions of FortiSwitch which were affected, and suggested a workaround for those unable to patch things up immediately.

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