A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, For
A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.10, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 and before 7.0.0 allows an authenticated attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted HTTP requests.
- Published
- Feb 16, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 59th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-23
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.1
- CNA · fortinet
- 8.6
- 0.5 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortiswitchmanager | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager |
| fortinet | fortiproxy | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy |
| fortinet | fortios | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- fortinet fortios6.2.0 and later · up to 6.2.12 inclusive
- fortinet fortios6.4.0 and later · up to 6.4.10 inclusive
- fortinet fortios7.0.0 and later · up to 7.0.8 inclusive
- fortinet fortios7.2.0
- fortinet fortios7.2.1
- fortinet fortios7.2.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (fortinet). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Fortinet FortiOS
- 7.2.0 and later · up to and including 7.2.2affected · semver
- 7.0.0 and later · up to and including 7.0.8affected · semver
- 6.4.0 and later · up to and including 6.4.11affected · semver
- 6.2.0 and later · up to and including 6.2.12affected · semver
Fortinet FortiProxy
- 7.2.0 and later · up to and including 7.2.1affected · semver
- 7.0.0 and later · up to and including 7.0.7affected · semver
- 2.0.0 and later · up to and including 2.0.11affected · semver
- 1.2.0 and later · up to and including 1.2.13affected · semver
- 1.1.0 and later · up to and including 1.1.6affected · semver
- 1.2.0 and later · before 1.2.*affected · semver
- 1.1.0 and later · before 1.1.*affected · semver
- 1.0.0 and later · before 1.0.*affected · semver
Fortinet FortiSwitchManager
- 7.2.0, 7.0.0affected
Same product
fortinet: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-26009An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiOS 6.2.0 32Monitor
- CVE-2023-36635An improper access control in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2
7.0.0 through 7.0.1 may allow a remote authenticated 17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet FortiProxy | 1.0.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| Fortinet FortiProxy | 1.1.* | Vendor (CNA) |
| Fortinet FortiProxy | 1.2.* | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-23-0093 · Feb 17, 2023(Fortinet Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-23 · Relative Path TraversalCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.