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TI-2020-05464 Aliases CVE-2020-6644GHSA-g45q-mxhw-4vfh

Insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiDeceptor

Priority LOW 39CWE-613Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.

Summary

An insufficient session expiration vulnerability in FortiDeceptor 3.0.0 and below allows an attacker to reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges, should the attacker be able to obtain that session ID via other, hypothetical attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01054 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortinet FortiDeceptorup to 3.0.0; Fixed in 3.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiDeceptor VendorFortinet Affected up to 3.0.0; Fixed in 3.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortideceptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortideceptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6644
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g45q-mxhw-4vfh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-17523 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiDeceptor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-10502 Improper privilege management in Fortinet FortiDeceptor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-18000 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiDeceptor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2022-12537 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiDeceptor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-12540 Missing brute-force protection in Fortinet FortiSandbox CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-20771 An improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection')… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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