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CVE-2023-40716

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2023 at 06:44 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiTester

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78]  in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments when running execute restore/backup .

Affected

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

FortiTester· Fortinet
95%
2.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.4.13.3.0 ≤ 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 ≤ 7.2.32.3.02.4.02.4.12.5.02.6.02.7.02.8.02.9.03.0.03.1.03.2.03.3.03.3.13.4.03.5.03.5.13.6.03.7.03.7.13.8.03.9.03.9.13.9.24.0.04.1.04.1.14.2.04.2.17.0.07.1.07.1.17.2.07.2.17.2.27.2.3

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-22-345

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-78

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