Is CVE-2023-29181 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-29181 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-29181?

CVE-2023-29181 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-29181?

CVE-2023-29181 has an EPSS score of 0.72% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29181?

Upgrade fortios to 7.2.5 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-29181

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, 6.2.0 through 6.2.14, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 2.0.0 through 2.0.12, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiPAM 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command.

CWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.5Fixed in:7.2.5CVE-2023-29181derived from NVD

fortipamNVD

Affected:>= 1.0.0, < 1.1.0Fixed in:1.1.0CVE-2023-29181derived from NVD

fortiproxyNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.5Fixed in:7.2.5CVE-2023-29181derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-134 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13160	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22374	High	8.5	73%	-	-
CVE-2012-1851	High	10.0	66%	-	-
CVE-2024-23113	Critical	9.8	62%	KEV	-
CVE-2012-3569	High	9.3	48%	-	-
CVE-2018-6317	Critical	9.1	44%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-10.