CVE-2024-23113
Fortinet Multiple Products: Format String
As of , CVE-2024-23113 in Fortinet Multiple Products is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 9 October 2024
- US federal deadline
- 30 October 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.62Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.00 on 9 October 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: www.fortiguard.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiWeb contain a format string vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
CISA's description
A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiPAM versions 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.
The CVE record's description, from fortinet
- CVE published
- 15 February 2024
- Assigned by
- fortinet
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
- CWE-134
- Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Multiple Products: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-25249Heap-based Buffer Overflow | Fortinet Multiple Products | Patch nowForensic triage required by CISA | 0.04 | ||
| CVE-2022-40684Authentication Bypass | Fortinet Multiple Products | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2026-24858Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | Fortinet Multiple Products | Patch this weekEPSS 0.86 | 0.86 | ||
| CVE-2025-59718Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature | Fortinet Multiple Products | Patch this weekEPSS 0.68 | 0.68 | ||
| CVE-2025-32756Stack-Based Buffer Overflow | Fortinet Multiple Products | Patch soon | 0.30 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org