Analysis of the Patched fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254 Fortinet OUT KVM QCOW2 Vulnerability
Fortinet’s license enforcement includes: fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2 patched
Using a patched VM in production will void any warranty and may lead to account termination. Remote attestation via FortiCloud
Modify /etc/shadow inside the image before first boot — useful for automated deployments. Using a patched VM in production will void
You’d need:
Example (quick & dirty):
modprobe nbd max_part=8
qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2
mount /dev/nbd0p1 /mnt
cp my_feature_binary /mnt/usr/local/bin
chroot /mnt /bin/sh
# modify startup
echo "/usr/local/bin/my_feature_binary &" >> /etc/rc.local
umount /mnt
qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbd0
A pre-patched image could have: