Path traversal in Fortinet FortiManager
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-23Published · 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
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.11 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03987 90th 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
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiManager | 7.4.0; 7.2.0 – 7.2.3; 7.0.0 – 7.0.8; 6.4.0 – 6.4.12; 6.2.0 – 6.2.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Fortinet | FortiAnalyzer | 7.4.0; 7.2.0 – 7.2.3; 7.0.0 – 7.0.8; 6.4.0 – 6.4.12; 6.2.0 – 6.2.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42791
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2qq-2j48-5pr5
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Fortinet Fortimanager vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-31859 Missing authentication in Fortinet FortiManager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10911 A buffer underwrite ('buffer underflow') vulnerability in the administrative interface of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-23782 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-32582 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12260 Use after free in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-42791 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-42791 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2qq-2j48-5pr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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