Is CVE-2023-44250 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-44250 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-44250?

CVE-2023-44250 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2023-44250

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in a Fortinet FortiOS HA cluster version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and 7.2.5 and in a FortiProxy HA cluster version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 allows an authenticated attacker to perform elevated actions via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

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-269
EPSS score: 0.9% (60th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-48609)
Published: January 10, 2024
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-48609 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 14, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios
fortinet / fortios
fortinet / fortios
fortinet / fortiproxy
fortinet / fortiproxy

Certified products that may be affected

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

FortiOS 7.2/7.4 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 5564 - active

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-315(Vendor Advisory)

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

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