Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2025 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2023-46718
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow 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 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.12 and 6.4.6 through 6.4.15 and 6.2.9 through 6.2.16 and 6.0.13 through 6.0.18 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted CLI commands.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS | 7.4.0 – through 7.4.17.2.0 – through 7.2.117.0.0 – through 7.0.186.4.6 – through 6.4.166.2.9 – through 6.2.176.0.13 – through 6.0.18 |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | 7.4.0 – through 7.4.77.2.0 – through 7.2.157.0.0 – through 7.0.22 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · 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:X