Is CVE-2023-42785 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-42785 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-42785?

CVE-2023-42785 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-42785

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions , 6.2 all versions and 6.0 all versions allows attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted http request.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476
EPSS score: 0.7% (53th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-47215)
Published: January 14, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-47215 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 14, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios

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.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-293(Vendor Advisory)

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

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