CVE-2023-36640: fortinet fortios
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-36640 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:CDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
19%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.28% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fortinet3 products
- fortiosEOL≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.17 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.16 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.16 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.14 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.12 | 7.2.0
- fortipam≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.3 | ≤ 1.0.3
- fortiproxy≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.7 | ≥ 1.1.0, ≤ 1.1.6 | ≥ 1.2.0, ≤ 1.2.13 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.14 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.10 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.4
1 vendor · 3 products
References
1 links- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-137Vendor Advisory