CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-37936

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Published: Jan 14, 2025 | Modified: Jan 31, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key in Fortinet FortiSwitch version 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.13 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.7 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

Weakness

The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fortiswitch Fortinet 6.0.0 (including) 6.2.8 (excluding)
Fortiswitch Fortinet 6.4.0 (including) 6.4.14 (excluding)
Fortiswitch Fortinet 7.0.0 (including) 7.0.8 (excluding)
Fortiswitch Fortinet 7.2.0 (including) 7.2.6 (excluding)
Fortiswitch Fortinet 7.4.0 (including) 7.4.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References