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CVE-2023-42788

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, version 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 and version 6.2.0 through 6.2.11 may allow a local attacker with low privileges to execute unauthorized code via specifically crafted arguments to a CLI command

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 6.2.0 through 6.2.11; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.8; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.3; 7.4.0
• Fortinet FortiManager: from 6.2.0 through 6.2.11; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.8; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.3; 7.4.0

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-167
• https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qpv8-g6qv-rf8p
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-167
• https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qpv8-g6qv-rf8p

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