CVE-2023-41675

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.43% (73rd) EPSS

CVSS 5.3 · medium

Is it mine?

19 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A use after free vulnerability [CWE-416] in FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the WAD process via multiple crafted packets reaching proxy policies or firewall policies with proxy mode alongside SSL deep packet inspection.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.1. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information.
FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.1. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information.

cvss

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

5.3

010

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

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · CISA US

v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.14.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

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

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

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-416USprimaryCWE-416USCWE-416USCWE-416US

affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

RUGGEDCOM APE1808all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.10enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiProxy≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.8enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiProxy≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.2enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.0.0 → 7.0.10fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiOS7.2.0 → 7.2.4fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiProxy≤ 7.2.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiProxy≤ 7.2.2fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiProxy≤ 7.2.1fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiProxy7.0.0 → 7.0.8fstec_bduRU
fortinet fortios7.0.0 → 7.0.10nvdUScpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortios7.2.0 → 7.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiproxy7.0.0 → 7.0.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiproxy= 7.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiproxy= 7.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiproxy= 7.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*siemens_psirtDE

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-366067SSA-366067: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW Before V7.4.1 on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2024-03-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FORTIOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens is preparing further fix versions and recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
WID-SEC-W-2023-2616Fortinet FortiOS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-10-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiOS und Fortinet FortiProxy ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
ICSA-24-074-11Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 with Fortigate NGFW Devices2024-03-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FORTIOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens has released a new version for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens is preparing further fix versions and recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd siemens_psirt cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-10-10modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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