What is CVE-2023-45584?

CVE-2023-45584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-45584?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Double Free in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-45584

A double free vulnerability [CWE-415] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 allows a privileged attacker to execute code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0
Fortinet Fortipam — versions 1.1.0, 1.0.0
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45584?: CVE-2023-45584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-45584?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.