CVE-2023-37936

criticalpriority · track · 39OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.99% (62nd) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

28 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key in Fortinet FortiSwitch version 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.13 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.7 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-798USprimaryCWE-321USCWE-321USCWE-321US

affected products (28)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiSwitch <6.2.8all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch <6.4.14all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch <7.0.8all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch <7.2.6all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch <7.4.1all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch< 6.2.8cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch< 6.4.14cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch< 7.0.8cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch< 7.2.6cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch< 7.4.1cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiSwitch≤ 6.0.0 ≤6.0.7enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiSwitch≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.5enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiSwitch≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.7enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiSwitch≤ 7.4.0enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiSwitch≤ 6.2.0 ≤6.2.7enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiSwitch≤ 6.4.0 ≤6.4.13enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiSwitch6.0.0 → 6.0.7fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiSwitch6.2.0 → 6.2.8fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiSwitch6.4.0 → 6.4.14fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiSwitch7.0.0 → 7.0.8fstec_bduRU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0018Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet FortiSwitch, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS en FortiProxyNL2025-01-15csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiSwitch, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS en FortiProxy.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0069Fortinet FortiSwitch: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen CodeausführungDeutsch2025-01-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiSwitch ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-01-14modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

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