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Evidence dossier
CVE-2020-12812
CVE-2020-12812
gen-56ccdaf9Normalized restatement
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.
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Jul 24, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Evidence coverage
- 72%
2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 98.8%
Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.
Source comparison
Who said what
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.
Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Probability 0.493440000000; percentile 0.987610000000
Applicability
Cited product scope
[{"status": "affected", "version": "FortiOS 6.4.0, 6.2.0 to 6.2.3, 6.0.9 and below"}]unknowncpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 6.0.10supportedcpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 6.2.0; end excluding 6.2.4supportedcpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedAssessments
CVSS by origin
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLimitations and unknowns
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.