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ChrisTan
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Staff
April 14, 2025

Technical Tip: How to apply the new IPS Signature for CVE-2025-29927 in FortiGate

Description This article explains how to apply the new IPS Signature for CVE-2025-29927.
Scope FortiOS.
Solution

 

A new vulnerability, CVE-2025-29927 (Next.js Middleware Bypass Vulnerability), has been publicly disclosed.

Fortinet products are not affected by this vulnerability. However, it is important to ensure that internal systems are protected from potential exploitation.

 

To help with this, Fortinet has released a new IPS signature:
Name: Vercel.Next.js.x-middleware-subrequest.Authentication.Bypass.
Signature ID: 57569.

 

This signature is designed to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability, protecting devices within the network.

 

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Action: Set the action to 'Block' to ensure protection is enforced. Make sure the IPS profile is applied to relevant policies so the signature takes effect.

 

Related document:

Intrusion Prevention Vercel.Next.js.x-middleware-subrequest.Authentication.Bypass

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