CVE-2023-36640

Published May 14, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.00 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

FortiOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.4.0`	affected	—
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.5
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.19
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.16
`6.2.0`	affected	≤ 6.2.17
`6.0.0`	affected	≤ 6.0.16

Fortinet

FortiPAM

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1.0`	affected	—
`1.0.0`	affected	≤ 1.0.3

Fortinet

FortiProxy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.5
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.11
`2.0.0`	affected	≤ 2.0.14
`1.2.1`	affected	≤ 1.2.13
`01.02.00`	affected	—
`1.1.4`	affected	≤ 1.1.6
`01.01.00`	affected	≤ 01.01.03
`01.00.00`	affected	≤ 01.00.07

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

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

Configuration 3 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.6 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.12 or above Upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.1.1 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.1 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.6 or above

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-40584	A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiPAM versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiOS versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.280% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-137

History

Oct 22, 2026 2:00 PM Description updated. Affected versions updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands	A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.00 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.2.0:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.01:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.02:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.03:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.05:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.00.07:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.01.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.01.01:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.01.02:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.01.03:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:01.02.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.19:::::::* 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:fortipam:1.1.0:::::::*
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`

Jun 12, 2026 3:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Fortinet fortiswitchmanager
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet fortiswitchmanager
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jun 12, 2026 2:30 PM Description updated. Affected versions updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiPAM versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiOS versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands	A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.6:::::::* 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:7.0.1:::::::* 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:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.0.9:::::::* 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:6.2.17:::::::* 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:6.4.1:::::::* 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:7.0.1:::::::* 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: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:::::::*
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`