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CVE-2023-42785
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-476
Description
A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions , 6.2 all versions and 6.0 all versions allows attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted http request.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.0.0 before 7.2.6; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.2 — fixed in 7.2.6, 7.4.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.2.6, 7.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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