CVE-2023-29181
A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, 6.2.0 through 6.2.14, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 2.0.0 through 2.0.12, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiPAM 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-134
- EPSS score
- 0.7% (53th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2023-32782)
- Published
- February 22, 2024
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-32782 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 22, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fortinet / fortios
- fortinet / fortipam
- fortinet / fortiproxy
Certified products that may be affected
4 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
- FortiProxy-400E/2000E/4000E - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3628 - historical
- Fortinet FortiProxy v1.0 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-475 - archived
References
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-119(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain