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CVE-2023-27997

CRITICAL 9.2 ⚠️ CISA KEV
CVSS Score
9.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-122] in FortiOS version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.11 and below, version 6.4.12 and below, version 6.0.16 and below and FortiProxy version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below, version 2.0.12 and below, version 1.2 all versions, version 1.1 all versions SSL-VPN may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specifically crafted requests.

CWE CWE-122
Vendor fortinet
Product fortios-6k7k
Ecosystems
Industries
NetworkingSecurity
Published Jun 13, 2023
Last Updated Oct 21, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:R
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Fortinet / FortiOS-6K7K
7.0.10 7.0.5 6.4.12 6.4.10 6.4.8 6.4.6 6.4.2 6.2.9 ≤ 6.2.13 6.2.6 ≤ 6.2.7 6.2.4 6.0.12 ≤ 6.0.16 6.0.10
Fortinet / FortiProxy
7.2.0 ≤ 7.2.3 7.0.0 ≤ 7.0.9 2.0.0 ≤ 2.0.12 1.2.0 ≤ 1.2.13 1.1.0 ≤ 1.1.6
Fortinet / FortiOS
7.2.0 ≤ 7.2.4 7.0.0 ≤ 7.0.11 6.4.0 ≤ 6.4.12 6.2.0 ≤ 6.2.13 6.0.0 ≤ 6.0.16

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
fortiguard.com: https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-097 cisa.gov: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27997