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CVE-2023-29182

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2023 at 09:42 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in Fortinet FortiOS before 7.0.3 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted CLI commands, provided the attacker were able to evade FortiOS stack protections.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiOS· Fortinet
95%
6.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.156.2.0 ≤ v < 7.0.46.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.147.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.36.2.06.4.07.0.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-149

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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