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TI-2023-23774 Aliases CVE-2023-44248GHSA-8q65-4j4c-59vh

Improper access control in Fortinet FortiEDR CollectorWindows

Priority LOW 24CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiEDRCollectorWindows version 5.2.0.4549 and below, 5.0.3.1007 and below, 4.0 all may allow a local attacker to prevent the collector service to start in the next system reboot by tampering with some registry keys of the service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th 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
FortinetFortiEDR CollectorWindows5.0.0 – 5.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiEDR CollectorWindows VendorFortinet Affected 5.0.0 – 5.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*5.0.3 – 5.0.3.1007; 5.2.0 – 5.2.0.4549VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*4.0.0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 5.0.3 – 5.0.3.1007; 5.2.0 – 5.2.0.4549 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44248
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q65-4j4c-59vh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-07503 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-16462 Insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiEDR CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-07502 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-11623 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiEDR CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-18915 An improper control of a resource through its lifetime vulnerability [CWE-664] in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2022-07506 A improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Fortinet FortiEDR version 5.0.3… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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