CVE-2023-41842

Published Mar 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

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

FortiPortal

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.0.0`	affected	≤ 6.0.14
`5.3.0`	affected	≤ 5.3.8

Fortinet

FortiAnalyzer-BigData

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.5
`7.0.1`	affected	≤ 7.0.6
`6.4.5`	affected	≤ 6.4.7
`6.2.5`	affected	—

Fortinet

FortiAnalyzer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.1
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.3
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.9
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.15
`6.2.0`	affected	≤ 6.2.13

Fortinet

FortiManager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.4.0`	affected	≤ 7.4.1
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.3
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.9
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.15
`6.2.0`	affected	≤ 6.2.13

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_big_data::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_big_data::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_big_data::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_big_data:6.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal::::::::

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Please upgrade to FortiPortal version 6.0.15 or above Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer-BigData version 7.4.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer-BigData version 7.2.6 or above Please upgrade to FortiManager version 7.4.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiManager version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiManager version 7.0.10 or above Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.10 or above

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46333	A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer-BigData before 7.2.5 and Fortinet FortiPortal version 6.0 all versions and version 5.3 all versions allows a privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command arguments.

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% (0.225% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-304

History

Jan 14, 2026 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jan 14, 2026 2:00 PM Description updated. First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer-BigData before 7.2.5 and Fortinet FortiPortal version 6.0 all versions and version 5.3 all versions allows a privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command arguments.	A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command arguments.
First Time appeared		Fortinet fortianalyzer-bigdata
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:6.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:6.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:6.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:6.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer-bigdata:7.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:5.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:6.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortianalyzer:7.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.2.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:6.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.4.1:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet fortianalyzer-bigdata

Jul 11, 2025 8:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Fortinet fortianalyzer Big Data
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_bigdata:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_bigdata:6.2.5:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_big_data:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer_big_data:6.2.5:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Fortinet fortianalyzer Bigdata	Fortinet fortianalyzer Big Data