What is CVE-2024-56497?

CVE-2024-56497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-56497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Fortimail

CVE-2024-56497

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiMail versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, FortiRecorder versions 7.0.0 and 6.4.0 throug…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.002 (41.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortimail — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
Fortinet Fortirecorder — versions 7.0.0, 6.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-170

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56497?: CVE-2024-56497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-56497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.