CVE-2023-36640 - Vulnerability Details

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

Published: 2024-05-14

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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

FortiPAM

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	≤ 1.0.3

Fortinet

FortiProxy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2.0`	affected	≤ 7.2.4
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.10
`2.0.0`	affected	≤ 2.0.14
`1.2.0`	affected	≤ 1.2.13
`1.1.0`	affected	≤ 1.1.6
`1.0.0`	affected	≤ 1.0.7

Fortinet

FortiOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2.0`	affected	—
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.12
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.14
`6.2.0`	affected	≤ 6.2.17
`6.0.0`	affected	≤ 6.0.16

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 FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.3 or above Upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.3 or above Fortinet remediated this issue in FortiSASE version 22.4 and hence customers do not need to perform any action. Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.1 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.6 or above Upgrade to FortiPAM version 1.1.1 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.6 or above Upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.12 or above

Tracking

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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

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 0.00087.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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'}`

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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'}`

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Fortinet Fortios Fortipam Fortiproxy Fortiswitchmanager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2024-05-14T16:19:21.747Z

Updated: 2026-06-12T13:40:04.896Z

Reserved: 2023-06-25T18:03:39.227Z

Link: CVE-2023-36640

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:52:54.010Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-05-14T17:15:16.640

Modified: 2026-06-12T15:16:23.113

Link: CVE-2023-36640

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-134
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Tracking

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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