01 Record
CVE-2023-45581
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.6 through 7.0.10, FortiClientEMS 7.0.0 through 7.0.4,
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score7.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:U
02 Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.6 through 7.0.10, FortiClientEMS 7.0.0 through 7.0.4,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-22.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-02-15 13:59Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-22 13:48Z6 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-10-09
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:U
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9616a7e20c65c8deee41bef5783a5855253cbdddd0634bfaeefb709cb22cc450
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortiClientEMS7.2.0 to 7.2.2, 7.0.6 to 7.0.10, 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, 6.4.7 to 6.4.9, 6.4.0 to 6.4.4, 6.2.6 to 6.2.9, 6.2.3 to 6.2.4, 06.02.00 to 06.02.02—
fortinetforticlient_enterprise_management_server6.2.0 to < 6.3, 6.4.0 to < 6.5, 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, 7.0.6 to 7.0.10, 7.2.0 to 7.2.2—
06 References
- fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-357
07 Remediation
Upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.2.3 or above Upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.0.11 or above