CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-47537

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Feb 15, 2024 | Modified: Jan 14, 2026
CVSS 3.x
4.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.15, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the FortiLink communication channel between the FortiOS device and FortiSwitch.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FortiosFortinet7.0.0 (including)7.0.14 (excluding)
FortiosFortinet7.2.0 (including)7.2.6 (including)
FortiosFortinet7.4.0 (including)7.4.0 (including)
FortiosFortinet7.4.1 (including)7.4.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References