fkie_cve-2023-40721
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-02-11 17:15
Modified
2025-07-24 19:04
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and before 7.2.6, FortiProxy version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.7, FortiPAM version 1.1.2 and before 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.2 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-261Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet fortios *
fortinet fortios *
fortinet fortios 7.4.0
fortinet fortiswitchmanager *
fortinet fortiswitchmanager *
fortinet fortiproxy *
fortinet fortiproxy *
fortinet fortiproxy 7.4.0
fortinet fortipam *


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