CVE-2023-42788

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 74.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-10-10 16:48Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-12-16 18:23Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-14

Assigning CNA

fortinet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b04ce204c0c8ce449f35b3c66c121c8c28065948399fcee3289bba8b6b29c3b1

• fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-167
• github.comhttps://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qpv8-g6qv-rf8p