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CVE-2023-44248

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 14, 2023 at 06:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiEDR

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiEDRCollectorWindows version 5.2.0.4549 and below, 5.0.3.1007 and below, 4.0 all may allow a local attacker to prevent the collector service to start in the next system reboot by tampering with some registry keys of the service.

Affected

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

FortiEDR· Fortinet
95%
5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.25.0.3 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.3.10075.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.2.0.45494.0.05.0.0

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-23-306

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284

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