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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-23113

FortiSwitchManager

Fortinet / FortiSwitchManager · 7.2.0 to <= 7.2.3

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
61.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-23113 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiSwitchManager and 3 other products. A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

Fortinet / FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 to <= 7.2.3.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

FortiSwitchManager

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiPAM versions 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.

fortinet Affected
fortiswitchmanager
Through 7.2.3 Through 7.0.3
fortinet Affected
fortios
Through 7.4.2 Through 7.2.6 Through 7.0.13
fortinet Affected
fortiproxy
Through 7.4.2 Through 7.2.8 Through 7.0.15
fortinet Affected
fortipam
Through 1.1.2 Through 1.0.3 1.2.0
Fortinet Affected
FortiSwitchManager
Through 7.2.3 Through 7.0.3
Fortinet Affected
FortiOS
Through 7.4.2 Through 7.2.6 Through 7.0.13
Fortinet Affected
FortiPAM
1.2.0 Through 1.1.2 Through 1.0.3
Fortinet Affected
FortiProxy
Through 7.4.2 Through 7.2.8 Through 7.0.15
Published
15 Feb 2024
Exploitation Reported
09 Oct 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

ios nessus_scanner edge cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 09 Oct 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-10-09 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/190239 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

61.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String CWE-134

Recent mention · Tenable Blog

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 09:26 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 13:59 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 16:29 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-23113",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.61725,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
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