unit42.paloaltonetworks.com· Oct 14, 2026· by Daniel Gott and Shawn Westfall🔍 CVE-2024-47575

Unit 42 Uncovers PEERSTITCH, a Stealthy FortiGate Implant

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We investigated an intrusion where attackers exploited CVE-2024-47575 to target 500+ firewalls and deploy PEERSTITCH, a memory-resident ARM64 malware. The post Unit 42 Uncovers PEERSTITCH, a Stealthy FortiGate Implant appeared first on Unit 42.
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.
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