Is CVE-2023-45588 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-45588 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-45588?

CVE-2023-45588 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-45588?

CVE-2023-45588 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-45588

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An external control of file name or path vulnerability [CWE-73] in FortiClientMac version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.10 and below installer may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via writing a malicious configuration file in /tmp before starting the installation process.

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-345

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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 2025-07-15.