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CVE-2023-37937: fortinet fortiswitch OS Command Injection

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 14-01-2025Last modified 14-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-37937 is a high (CVSS 7.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in fortinet fortiswitch. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.53%
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

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') 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 the FortiSwitch CLI.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

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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