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Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2023-40721

MEDIUM6.7

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests

Published Feb 11, 2025

Modified 2 days ago

No fix available

Details

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.

Affected Packages

FortiOS

FortiOS

Affected versions:

7.4.0

References

WEBhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-261 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40721

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

HighPR:H

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

6.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

Format String Vulnerability

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 11, 2025

ModifiedJan 14, 2026

CVE-2023-40721 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence