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CVE-2023-50179

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2024 at 03:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiADC

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2 all versions, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and public SDN connectors.

Affected

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

FortiADC· Fortinet
95%
7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.57.0.0 ≤ v < 7.4.17.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.47.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.67.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.17.0.07.1.07.2.07.4.0
Affected range stops below 7.4.1, 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.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-480

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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