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TI-2023-21500 Aliases CVE-2023-40716GHSA-gv3p-qv63-g8qx

OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester

Priority LOW 34CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78]  in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments when running execute restore/backup .

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiTester7.2.0 – 7.2.3; 7.1.0 – 7.1.1; 7.0.0; 4.2.0 – 4.2.1; 4.1.0 – 4.1.1; 4.0.0; 3.9.0 – 3.9.2; 3.8.0; 3.7.0 – 3.7.1; 3.6.0; 3.5.0 – 3.5.1; 3.4.0; 3.3.0 – 3.3.1; 3.2.0; 3.1.0; 3.0.0; 2.9.0; 2.8.0; 2.7.0; 2.6.0; 2.5.0; 2.4.0 – 2.4.1; 2.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiTester VendorFortinet Affected 7.2.0 – 7.2.3; 7.1.0 – 7.1.1; 7.0.0; 4.2.0 – 4.2.1; 4.1.0 – 4.1.1; 4.0.0; 3.9.0 – 3.9.2; 3.8.0; 3.7.0 – 3.7.1; 3.6.0; 3.5.0 – 3.5.1; 3.4.0; 3.3.0 – 3.3.1; 3.2.0; 3.1.0; 3.0.0; 2.9.0; 2.8.0; 2.7.0; 2.6.0; 2.5.0; 2.4.0 – 2.4.1; 2.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.3VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40716
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv3p-qv63-g8qx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-14884 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-14882 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-14883 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16286 Missing brute-force protection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10186 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-16285 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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