vulnerability
Fortinet FortiClient: CVE-2023-45590: Remote Code Execution due to dangerous ELECTRONJS configuration
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 9, 2024 | Sep 25, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 9, 2024
Added
Sep 25, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability [CWE-94] in FortiClientLinux may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via tricking a FortiClientLinux user into visiting a malicious website.
Solution
fortinet-forticlient-upgrade-latest
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45590
- https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2023-45590
- https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-087
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-49882
- CVE-2023-45590
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-45590
- CWE-94
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-49882
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