A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted cli commands and http requests.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00211.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Fortinet FortiSwitchManager unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.2.0 affected ≤ 7.2.2
7.0.0 affected ≤ 7.0.2
Fortinet FortiOS unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.4.0 affected —
7.2.0 affected ≤ 7.2.5
7.0.0 affected ≤ 7.0.12
6.4.0 affected ≤ 6.4.16
6.2.0 affected ≤ 6.2.17
Fortinet FortiProxy unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.2.0 affected ≤ 7.2.4
7.0.0 affected ≤ 7.0.10
Fortinet FortiPAM unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1.1.0 affected —
1.0.0 affected ≤ 1.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-49875 A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6 FortiPAM versions 1.1.0, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 FortiOS versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15 FortiSwitchManager versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted cli commands and http requests.
Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.3 or above Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.3 or above Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiSASE version 22.4 and hence customers do not need to perform any action. Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.1 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.6 or above Upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.1.1 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.6 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.12 or above

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-137 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6 FortiPAM versions 1.1.0, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 FortiOS versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15 FortiSwitchManager versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted cli commands and http requests. A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted cli commands and http requests.
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T13:40:04.886Z

Reserved: 2023-10-09T08:01:29.296Z

Link: CVE-2023-45583

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:21:16.756Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-05-14T17:15:22.750

Modified: 2026-06-12T15:16:24.270

Link: CVE-2023-45583

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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