"Fortinet FortiOS Bug CVE-2024-21762 Affects 150,000 Internet-Facing Devices"

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-21762, in Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN could potentially impact 150,000 exposed devices, with the majority located in the United States. The vulnerability, which allows for remote code execution, has been actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Fortinet has recommended disabling SSL VPN as a workaround and has provided a list of impacted versions and available solutions. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and researchers continue to monitor the situation.