CVE-2023-42788

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.55% (75th) EPSS
CVSS 6.7 · medium
Is it mine?
36 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · ncsc_nl

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, version 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 and version 6.2.0 through 6.2.11 may allow a local attacker with low privileges to execute unauthorized code via specifically crafted arguments to a CLI command

01

cvss

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

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.8

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
02

ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
03

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78USprimaryCWE-78USCWE-78US
04

affected products (36)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 36
05

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2025-0166Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet productenNL2025-05-14csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiManager, FortiManager Cloud, FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, FortiSRA, FortiSwitchManager en FortiWeb.

06

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

07

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-10-10modified 2026-06-17
09

references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan