Is CVE-2023-48784 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-48784 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-48784?

CVE-2023-48784 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-48784

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in FortiOS version 7.4.1 and below, version 7.2.7 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions command line interface may allow a local privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.7 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-134
EPSS score: 0.8% (55th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-52817)
Published: April 9, 2024
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-52817 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 2, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios

Certified products that may be affected

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

Fortinet, Inc. FortiOS 7.0.7 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-0590233-CR - active

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-413(Vendor Advisory)

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

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