What is CVE-2023-47537?
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.15, FortiOS 6.4 all versions allows a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the FortiLink communication channel between the FortiOS device and FortiSwitch.
The record classifies CVE-2023-47537 under weakness class CWE-295. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 981 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 4.4 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:X/RC:X - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.8% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2024-02-15, last modified 2026-01-14
Is CVE-2023-47537 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2023-47537 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 16 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Fortinet: FortiOS
How to fix CVE-2023-47537
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2023-47537 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-2023-47537
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2023-47537, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .