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CVE-2023-45588: fortinet forticlient External Control of File Name or Path

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 14-03-2025Last modified 14-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-45588 is a high (CVSS 7.8) External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
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. 14-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An external control of file name or path vulnerability [CWE-73] in FortiClientMac version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.10 and below installer may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via writing a malicious configuration file in /tmp before starting the installation process.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

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

Fortinet2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links