What is CVE-2023-28002?

CVE-2023-28002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-28002?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-28002

An improper validation of integrity check value vulnerability [CWE-354] in FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and VMs may allow a local attacker with admin privileges to boot a malicious image on the device and bypass the filesystem integrity check in place.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28002?: CVE-2023-28002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-28002?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.