Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2025 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2023-40721
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in FortiOS from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiPAM | 1.1.0 – through 1.1.21.0.0 – through 1.0.3 |
| Fortinet | FortiSwitchManager | 7.2.0 – through 7.2.27.0.0 – through 7.0.2 |
| Fortinet | FortiOS | 7.4.07.2.0 – through 7.2.57.0.0 – through 7.0.136.4.0 – through 6.4.166.2.0 – through 6.2.17 |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | 7.4.07.2.0 – through 7.2.67.0.0 – through 7.0.142.0.0 – through 2.0.141.2.0 – through 1.2.13 |
Weakness: CWE-134 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C