What is CVE-2023-45581?

CVE-2023-45581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-45581?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet Forticlientems

CVE-2023-45581

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.10 allows an Site administrator with Super Admin privileges to perform global administrative operations affectin…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (29.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:U.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientems — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.6, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-357

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45581?: CVE-2023-45581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-45581?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.