CVE-2023-36638

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions API may allow a remote and authenticated API admin user to access some system settings such as the mail server settings through the API via a stolen GUI session ID.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 6.0.0 before 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.8; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.3 — fixed in 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3
Fortinet FortiManager: from 6.4.0 before 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.8; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.3 — fixed in 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3; Fortinet FortiManager 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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