Case Study: Fortinet Vulnerability Missed by NVD – How DeviceTotal Closed the Gap
A customer operating Fortinet's FortiGate 200F firewall, firmware version 7.0.16, relied on conventional vulnerability intelligence tools, including NVD, to evaluate the security posture of their network. Their internal compliance processes showed a missed vulnerability as a false negative, which is critical and doesn't align with the vendor’s official publication on this device. This false sense of security nearly resulted in a major exposure.
The DeviceTotal Advantage
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The Security Gap
- Device in Use: FortiGate 200F
- Firmware: 7.0.16
- Search Source: NVD
- Result: No mention of Fortinet or FortiGate products on the NVD at the time of evaluation, and at the time of writing.
The Reality Found by DeviceTotal
DeviceTotal’s intelligence layer flagged CVE-2025-22862 as relevant to FortiGate 200F, pulling data directly from the official Fortinet advisory:
Fortinet PSIRT Advisory
- The vulnerability does impact FortiGate 200F running firmware version 7.0.16
- The issue was disclosed under FG-IR-24-385
- Risk rating: Critical for our client
- NVD did not associate this CVE with Fortinet at the time of review, and is missing at the time of writing this case study
Outcome
Thanks to DeviceTotal, the security team was alerted before exploitation, allowing them to:
- Patch the vulnerability proactively
- Update asset risk scores accurately
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and third-party audits
This case underscores that NVD alone is not reliable for vulnerability coverage — especially in multi-vendor, high-stakes environments. DeviceTotal closed the intelligence gap, matching the CVE accurately and delivering remediation paths overlooked by public sources.
Why It Matters?
DeviceTotal’s intelligence engine monitors not only NVD, but:
- Official vendor advisories
- Non-reporting vendors
- Zero-day alerts
- Enriched private and classified feeds
This enables full-spectrum coverage with:
- Daily intelligence updates
- Risk scoring matched to specific firmware versions
- Visibility across IoT, OT, network, and security devices
- Mitigation paths even when NVD is incomplete or incorrect
