What is CVE-2023-42785?

CVE-2023-42785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-42785?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-42785

A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions , 6.2 all versions and 6.0 all versions allows attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted http request.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42785?: CVE-2023-42785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-42785?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.