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TI-2023-18452 Aliases CVE-2023-36634GHSA-x6p5-565v-25pr

An incomplete filtering of one or more instances of special elements vulnerability…

Priority LOW 39CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An incomplete filtering of one or more instances of special elements vulnerability [CWE-792] in the command line interpreter of FortiAP-U 7.0.0, 6.2.0 through 6.2.5, 6.0 all versions, 5.4 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to list and delete arbitrary files and directory via specially crafted command arguments.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00625 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiAP-U7.0.0; 6.2.0 – 6.2.5; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4; 5.4.3 – 5.4.6; 5.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiAP-U VendorFortinet Affected 7.0.0; 6.2.0 – 6.2.5; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4; 5.4.3 – 5.4.6; 5.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.0 – 5.4.6; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4; 6.2.0 – 6.2.5VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-u:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 – 5.4.6; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4; 6.2.0 – 6.2.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-u:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36634
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6p5-565v-25pr
  3. 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-11624 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiAP, FortiAP-S, FortiAP-W2, FortiAP-U CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-12536 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiAP-U CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-11790 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiAP-S/W2 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2019-11791 Improper input validation in Fortinet FortiAP-S/W2, FortiAP-U CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-33604 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiAP-U CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-10909 An incomplete filtering of one or more instances of special elements vulnerability… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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