CVE-2020-12812

An improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS 6.4.0, 6.2.0 to 6.2.3, 6.0.9 and below may result in a user being able to log in successfully without being prompted for the second factor of authentication (FortiToken) if they changed the case of their username.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Oct 2025, 12:53

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12812 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12812 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:16

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12812 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:17

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12812', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:18

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12812 -

Information

Published : 2020-07-24 23:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 12:53


NVD link : CVE-2020-12812

Mitre link : CVE-2020-12812

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-12812


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Products Affected

fortinet

  • fortios
CWE
CWE-178

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

CWE-287

Improper Authentication