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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-40721
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in...
Vulnerability Description
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
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.
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Affected Vendor
Fortinet
View all reports →Affected Software
FortiPAM, FortiSwitchManager, FortiOS, FortiProxy
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.0, 1.0.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 7.4.0, 6.4.0, 6.2.0, 2.0.0, 1.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 11th, 2025
Last Modified:
January 14th, 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:P/RL:X/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.