Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-27997 – Fortinet FortiGate and FortiOS Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-27997

Fortinet FortiGate could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unspecified flaw in the SSL VPN function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Impact

• Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-20188

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

Affected Products

• Fortinet FortiGate
• Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.16
• Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.14
• Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.12
• Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.11
• Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.4

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of FortiOS, available from the Fortinet Web site.

Fortinet Web site