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CVE-2023-45581

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-15 · updated 2026-10-22
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.6 through 7.0.10, FortiClientEMS 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, FortiClientEMS 6.4 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.02 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.2 all versions allows an Site administrator with Super Admin privileges to perform global administrative operations affecting other sites via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Affected products

• Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server: before 7.0.10; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 — fixed in 7.0.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server 7.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-357
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-357

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