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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Fortinet Subscribe
Fortios Subscribe
Fortipam Subscribe
Fortiproxy Subscribe
Fortiswitchmanager Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-45275 A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and before 7.2.6, FortiProxy version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.7, FortiPAM version 1.1.2 and before 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.2 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
Fixes

Solution

Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.7 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.14 or above Please upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.2.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.4.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.15 or above

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-261 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and before 7.2.6, FortiProxy version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.7, FortiPAM version 1.1.2 and before 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.2 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests. 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.
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fortinet fortiproxy
Fortinet fortiswitchmanager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet fortiproxy
Fortinet fortiswitchmanager

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00024}

 epss

{'score': 0.00027}

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:30:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and before 7.2.6, FortiProxy version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.7, FortiPAM version 1.1.2 and before 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.2 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
Fortinet fortipam
Weaknesses CWE-134
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortipam:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
Fortinet fortipam
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': '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'}

Projects

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-14T14:15:37.909Z

Reserved: 2023-08-21T09:03:44.316Z

Link: CVE-2023-40721

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-12T15:52:44.667Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-02-11T17:15:21.403

Modified: 2026-01-14T15:15:54.210

Link: CVE-2023-40721

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses