What is CVE-2023-40714?

CVE-2023-40714 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.7/10. Published 2025-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-40714?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Fortinet Fortisiem

CVE-2023-40714

A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.0 allows attacker to escalate privilege via uploading certain GUI elements

EPSS: 0.005 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.7 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortisiem — versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0, 6.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-085

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40714?: CVE-2023-40714 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.7/10. Published 2025-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-40714?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.7 out of 10.