What is CVE-2023-41838?

CVE-2023-41838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2023-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-41838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Fortianalyzer

CVE-2023-41838

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in FortiManager 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via FortiManager cli.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.002 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortianalyzer — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0
Fortinet Fortimanager — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-169

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41838?: CVE-2023-41838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2023-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-41838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.