What is CVE-2023-44250?

CVE-2023-44250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-44250?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-44250

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in a Fortinet FortiOS HA cluster version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and 7.2.5 and in a FortiProxy HA cluster version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 allows an authenticated attacker to perform elevated…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (31.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.5
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-315

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44250?: CVE-2023-44250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-44250?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.