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CVE-2024-23113

Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 9 Oct 2024

Description

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiPAM versions 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.

Key facts

Published
15 Feb 2024
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
fortinet
KEV added
9 Oct 2024
KEV fix due
30 Oct 2024
EPSS
61.725% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.186% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (fortinet)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C

What to do

  • Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiVoice version 7.0.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiVoice version 6.4.9 or above Please upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.3 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 FortiAuthenticator version 7.0.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.2.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.1.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.4.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.9 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.16 or aboveCNA solution statement
  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FortinetFortiSwitchManager
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 7.2.0 up to and including 7.2.3 (affected)
  • 7.0.0 up to and including 7.0.3 (affected)
FortinetFortiOS
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 7.4.0 up to and including 7.4.2 (affected)
  • 7.2.0 up to and including 7.2.6 (affected)
  • 7.0.0 up to and including 7.0.13 (affected)
FortinetFortiPAM
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 1.2.0 (affected)
  • 1.1.0 up to and including 1.1.2 (affected)
  • 1.0.0 up to and including 1.0.3 (affected)
FortinetFortiProxy
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 7.4.0 up to and including 7.4.2 (affected)
  • 7.2.0 up to and including 7.2.8 (affected)
  • 7.0.0 up to and including 7.0.15 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 15 Feb 2024 Published
  2. 9 Oct 2024 CVE-2024-23113 added to CISA KEV
  3. 9 Oct 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

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