Is CVE-2023-28002 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-28002 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-28002?

CVE-2023-28002 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-28002

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

An improper validation of integrity check value vulnerability [CWE-354] in FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and VMs may allow a local attacker with admin privileges to boot a malicious image on the device and bypass the filesystem integrity check in place.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.4 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-354
EPSS score: 0.2% (6th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-31727)
Published: November 14, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-31727 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on June 11, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios
fortinet / fortiproxy

Certified products that may be affected

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

Fortinet, Inc. FortiOS 7.0.7 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-0590233-CR - active
FortiGate/FortiOS Version 6.2.7 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 559-LSS - archived

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-396(Vendor Advisory)

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

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