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CVE-2023-25610

A buffer underwrite ('buffer underflow') vulnerability in the administrative interface of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0

A buffer underwrite ('buffer underflow') vulnerability in the administrative interface of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, version 6.4.0 through 6.4.11 and version 6.2.12 and below, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, version 2.0.12 and below and FortiOS-6K7K version 7.0.5, version 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 and version 6.2.0 through 6.2.10 and below allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specifically crafted requests.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.17237
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-124Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

29
fortinet fortiweb>= 6.1.0 and < 6.1.4
fortinet fortiweb>= 6.2.0 and < 6.2.8
fortinet fortiweb>= 6.3.0 and < 6.3.23
fortinet fortiweb>= 6.4.0 and < 6.4.3
fortinet fortiweb>= 7.0.0 and < 7.0.7
fortinet fortiweb>= 7.2.0 and < 7.2.2
fortinet fortiswitchmanager>= 7.0.0 and < 7.0.2
fortinet fortiswitchmanager>= 7.2.0 and < 7.2.2
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@fortinet.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 Mar 2025 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
siemens-csafSSA-366067
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2024-icsa-24-074-11
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-001Vendor Advisory
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