What is CVE-2023-48786?

CVE-2023-48786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2025-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-48786?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

SSRF in Fortinet Forticlientems

CVE-2023-48786

A server-side request forgery vulnerability [CWE-918] in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 and before 7.2.6 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform internal requests via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.001 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientems — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-342

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48786?: CVE-2023-48786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2025-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-48786?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.