Improper Certificate Validation in FortiADC Affected by Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability

CVE-2023-50179

What is CVE-2023-50179?

An improper certificate validation issue exists in FortiADC systems, which may enable remote and unauthenticated attackers to execute Man-in-the-Middle attacks on the data exchanged between the FortiADC and public SDN connectors. This vulnerability undermines the integrity and confidentiality of the communication, potentially exposing sensitive information and allowing malicious actors to intercept network traffic.

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