Is CVE-2017-14187 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-14187 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14187?

CVE-2017-14187 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2017-14187

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A local privilege escalation and local code execution vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.8, and 5.2 and below versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized binary program contained on an USB drive plugged into a FortiGate via linking the aforementioned binary program to a command that is allowed to be run by the fnsysctl CLI command.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.2 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-5697)
Published: May 24, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-5697 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

FortiOS 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3639 - historical
FortiOS 5.2 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 2765 - historical
FortiOS™ - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1754 - historical
FortiOS - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1431 - historical

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104312(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040983(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-245(Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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