CVE-2023-46718

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEUNLUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.19% (8th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

32 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

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.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.3. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information.
FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot
Update Fortigate NGFW to V7.4.3. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information.

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 · 6.3–7.8

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

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

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

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-121US

affected products (32)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiOS <7.2.12all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.2.9all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.4.2all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS <7.6.4all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiProxy <7.4.8all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.2.12cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.2.9cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.4.2cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiOS< 7.6.4cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiProxy< 7.4.8cert_bundDE
RUGGEDCOM APE1808all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 6.4.6 ≤6.4.16enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.18enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 6.2.9 ≤6.2.17enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 6.0.13 ≤6.0.18enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.1enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiOS≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.11enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiProxy≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.22enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiProxy≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.7enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0355Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet FortiOS en FortiProxyNL2025-11-07csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiOS en FortiProxy.
SSA-832273SSA-832273: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fortigate NGFW Before V7.4.3 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-2025-2306Fortinet FortiProxy und FortiOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-10-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiOS und Fortinet FortiProxy ausnutzen um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, Informationen auszuspähen und Sicheheitsfunktionen zu umgehen.
ICSA-24-074-05Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE18082024-03-12icsa · 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 (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot ncsc_nl siemens_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-10-14modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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