What is CVE-2023-48785?

CVE-2023-48785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac-f, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-48785?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac-f

CVE-2023-48785

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the HTTPS communication channel between the FortiOS d…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.002 (5.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortinac-f — versions 7.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48785?: CVE-2023-48785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac-f, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-48785?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.