ZTNA Server Improper Certificate Validation

Summary

An Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch vulnerability [CWE-297] in FortiOS and FortiProxy ZTNA proxy may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a man-in-the middle position to intercept and tamper with connections to the ZTNA proxy

Version Affected Solution
FortiOS 7.6 7.6.0 through 7.6.2 Upgrade to 7.6.3 or above
FortiOS 7.4 7.4.0 through 7.4.8 Upgrade to 7.4.9 or above
FortiOS 7.2 7.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiOS 7.0 7.0 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiOS 6.4 Not affected Not Applicable
FortiProxy 7.6 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 Upgrade to 7.6.2 or above
FortiProxy 7.4 7.4.0 through 7.4.8 Upgrade to 7.4.9 or above
FortiProxy 7.2 7.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiProxy 7.0 7.0 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
Follow the recommended upgrade path using our tool at: https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by John Headley of Fortinet System Engineering team.

Timeline

2025-10-14: Initial publication