# CVE-2023-46715 — Fortinet FortiProxy

> As of 2025-01-14, CVE-2023-46715 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiProxy, CVSS v3.1 4.7, EPSS 0.9% (60.0th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2023-46715, most recently “Multiple Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities (incl. CVE-2024-23113) Affect Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 via Bundled Fortinet NGFW < V7.4.3 (SSA-832273)”.

**Last updated:** 2025-01-14

## What is CVE-2023-46715?

An origin validation error [CWE-346] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS IPSec VPN version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and version 7.2.6 and below allows an authenticated IPSec VPN user with dynamic IP addressing to send (but not receive) packets spoofing the IP of another user via crafted network packets.

The record classifies CVE-2023-46715 under weakness class [CWE-346](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-346). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 647 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 4.7 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.0% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2025-01-14

## Is CVE-2023-46715 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 20 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Fortinet](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/fortinet): FortiProxy, FortiOS

## How to fix CVE-2023-46715

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2023-46715 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-2023-46715

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2023-46715, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Multiple Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities (incl. CVE-2024-23113) Affect Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 via Bundled Fortinet NGFW < V7.4.3 (SSA-832273)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2489) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-13

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Other references**

- [fortiguard.com](https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-407)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2023-46715
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2023-46715 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp