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Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2023-36640: Format String Bug in cli command

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 14, 2024
Added
May 28, 2024
Modified
Jun 23, 2026

Description

Multiple format string bug vulnerabilitues [CWE-134] in FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM & FortiSwitchManager command line interpreter and httpd may allow an authenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via specifically crafted commands and http requests.

Solution

fortios-upgrade-latest
Title
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