9.8

CVE-2023-37936: fortinet fortiswitch Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 14-01-2025Last modified 14-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-37936 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in fortinet fortiswitch. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.99%
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. 14-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key in Fortinet FortiSwitch version 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.13 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.7 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.99% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.99%

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
  • fortiswitch≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.5 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.7 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.13 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.7 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.7 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.2.8 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.14 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.6 | 7.4.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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