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CVE-2024-23113

Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 61.7%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 30 October 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
61.72% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Listed 9 October 2024 · due 30 October 2024
Weakness
CWE-134
Affected
fortinet/fortiproxy · fortinet/fortiswitchmanager · fortinet/fortios · fortinet/fortipam
Source
psirt@fortinet.com
EPSS trend
0%33%65%30 October 2026: 61.72%30 October 202630 October 2026

EPSS 61.7% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-029 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23113

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.