Is CVE-2023-45582 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-45582 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45582?

CVE-2023-45582 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-45582

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and before 6.4.8 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a brute force attack on the affected endpoints via repeated login attempts.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.6 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-307
EPSS score: 0.5% (43th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-49874)
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-2023-49874 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 30, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortimail
fortinet / fortimail

Certified products that may be affected

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

FortiMail 7.4 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11462-2024 - archived

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-287(Vendor Advisory)

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

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