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CVE-2023-48788 — Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2023-48788 · FortiClient EMS · CVSS 9.8 · KEV

In brief

Severity · CVSS
Critical9.8CVSS 3.1, Critical
EPSS
98%
CISA KEV
Known exploited, listed since 25 Mar 2024
CERT-FR
No advisory or alert referenced in the catalog
Vendor
Fortinet
Published · Modified
·
Last verified

Summary

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.

Weakness: CWE-89

Title, description and the vendor's statements are quoted from the CVE record; a vendor's advisory is summarised in Patcharo's words, with a link.

Affected and fixed versions

Per product and release branch, as the vendor's CVE record and official advisory state them. A fixed release is shown only when a document names it: the vendor's, or CERT-FR's for Check Point, with its source.

2 branches with a published fixed release

Fortinet FortiClientEMS

Source: FG-IR-24-007CVE-2023-48788

  1. 7.2Approaching end of support
    Affected versions7.2.0 – 7.2.2
    First fixed release7.2.3
  2. 7.0End of life
    Affected versions7.0.1 – 7.0.10
    First fixed release7.0.11
  3. 6.4End of life
    Affected versionsNot affected
    First fixed release—

Releases the vendor does not list are not affected.

Remediation

Fix available

Vendor fix

  • FortiClientEMS 7.27.2.3
  • FortiClientEMS 7.07.0.11

Upgrade to a fixed release listed above for your branch, or to a later fixed release the vendor explicitly supports.

Please upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.2.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.0.11 or above

SourceFortinet (CVE record)

SourceFortiGuard FG-IR-24-007

CISA KEV required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date:

SourceCISA KEV

Last verified 1 Oct 2026 at 09:29 UTC

Known exploitation

Added to CISA KEV on 25 Mar 2024

Federal remediation due date: 15 Apr 2024

Known use in ransomware campaigns

The CISA required action is shown under Remediation.

98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 100%).

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

CERT-FR

No CERT-FR advisory or alert of the last two years references this CVE, for the vendors Patcharo covers.

Timeline

  1. Published by the source
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA remediation due date
  4. Source record last modified
  5. EPSS score computed
  6. Last verified by Patcharo

Official sources

References

Fortinet · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · NVD · FIRST EPSS · FortiGuard FG-IR-24-007

How Patcharo reads this

Affected and fixed releases come from the vendor's structured statements and are matched against exact versions; CVSS from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV and the vendor's own advisory, probability from FIRST EPSS. Missing data stays Unknown and never becomes Not affected.

Read the methodologyRead the guide: FortiOS version numbering: branches, patch releases and the Feature and Mature labels

Related vulnerabilities

Other records affecting the same products, newest first.

  • CVE-2026-35616Fortinet FortiClient EMS Improper Access Control VulnerabilityCriticalKEV
  • CVE-2026-21643Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection VulnerabilityCriticalKEV

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