The default configuration of Fortinet Fortigate UTM appliances uses the same Certification Authority certificate and same private key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging the presence of the Fortinet_CA_SSLProxy certificate in a list of trusted root certification authorities.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4873 The default configuration of Fortinet Fortigate UTM appliances uses the same Certification Authority certificate and same private key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging the presence of the Fortinet_CA_SSLProxy certificate in a list of trusted root certification authorities.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:18.189Z

Reserved: 2012-09-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4948

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-14T12:30:59.507

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4948

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