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CVE-2023-26205: fortinet fortiadc Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 14-11-2023Last modified 16-12-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-26205 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in fortinet fortiadc. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiADC automation feature 7.1.0 through 7.1.2, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions may allow an authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to super_admin via a specific crafted configuration of fabric automation CLI script.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.58% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.58%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortiadc≥ 7.1.0, ≤ 7.1.2 | ≥ 6.1.0, ≤ 6.1.6 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.6 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.5 | 7.1.0 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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