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CVE-2023-36642

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 13, 2023 at 12:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiTester

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the management interface of FortiTester 3.0.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Affected

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

FortiTester· Fortinet
95%
3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.33.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.3.13.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.5.13.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.7.13.9.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.9.24.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.14.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.17.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.17.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.33.0.03.1.03.2.03.3.03.4.03.5.03.6.03.7.03.8.03.9.04.0.04.1.04.2.07.0.07.1.07.2.0

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-22-501

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-78

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