CISA orders feds to patch Fortinet flaw exploited in attacks by Friday

CISA mandated that U.S. federal agencies patch a critical FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-48788, which is actively exploited by attackers. The flaw allows remote code execution (RCE) and impacts federal networks running vulnerable EMS versions, posing severe risks of unauthorized access and data breaches.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies to secure FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) instances against an actively exploited vulnerability by Friday. [...]