CVE-2023-36640 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-36640

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS...

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability 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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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

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Affected Vendor

Fortinet

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Affected Software

FortiPAM, FortiProxy, FortiOS

Vulnerable Versions:

1.0.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 2.0.0, 1.2.0, 1.1.0, 6.4.0, 6.2.0, 6.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 14th, 2024

Last Modified: June 12th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: 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

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.