CVE-2023-29181: Fortinet FortiOS

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, 6.2.0 through 6.2.14, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 2.0.0 through 2.0.12, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiPAM 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS: from 6.0.0, before 6.2.15 (fixed in 6.2.15); from 6.4.0, before 6.4.13 (fixed in 6.4.13); from 7.0.0, before 7.0.12 (fixed in 7.0.12); from 7.2.0, before 7.2.5 (fixed in 7.2.5)
• Fortinet Fortipam: from 1.0.0, before 1.1.0 (fixed in 1.1.0)
• Fortinet FortiProxy: from 1.0.0, before 2.0.13 (fixed in 2.0.13); from 7.0.0, before 7.0.11 (fixed in 7.0.11); from 7.2.0, before 7.2.5 (fixed in 7.2.5)

Published 2024-02-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.