CVE-2023-48786

A server-side request forgery vulnerability [CWE-918] in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 and before 7.2.6 may allow an authenticated attacker to perform internal requests via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Published: 2025-06-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-48786 is rated Low Risk (24.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-48786

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.28% +0.18%
2 2026-04-06 0.03% 0.09% +0.06%
3 2025-11-21 0.03%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-48786

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-48786

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-48786

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fortinet forticlientems >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlientems >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlientems >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlientems >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-48786

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