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VulnerabilityCVE-2023-44247Published 2024-05-14

CVE-2023-44247 — Fortinet FortiOS

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As of 2026-01-14, CVE-2023-44247 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS, CVSS v3.1 6.5, EPSS 1.2% (68.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2023-44247, most recently “Multiple Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities (incl. CVE-2024-23113) Affect Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 via Bundled Fortinet NGFW < V7.4.3 (SSA-832273)”.

CVSS v3.1
6.5/10Medium
EPSS
1.2%Higher than 68.4% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
NoNot in the KEV catalog
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
6/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
Updated 2026-01-14
CVSS v3.1 6.5 (MEDIUM) · EPSS 1.2% (higher than 68.4% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 6/10 · Published 2024-05-14

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What is CVE-2023-44247?

A double free vulnerability [CWE-415] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.4 all versions may allow a privileged attacker to execute code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

The record classifies CVE-2023-44247 under weakness class CWE-415. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 892 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
6.5 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C
EPSS (FIRST)
1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.4% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2024-05-14, last modified 2026-01-14

Is CVE-2023-44247 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 22 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2023-44247

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2023-44247 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2023-44247

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2023-44247, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .

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