CVE-2023-40714
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0...
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.0 allows attacker to escalate privilege via uploading certain GUI elements
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.0 allows attacker to escalate privilege via uploading certain GUI elements
- Record
CVE-2023-40714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.7 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45268
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.0 allows attacker to escalate privilege via uploading certain GUI elements
- Record
EUVD-2023-45268- CVSS 3.1
- 9.7 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgm7-r9p7-vv73
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0...
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.0 allows attacker to escalate privilege via uploading certain GUI elements
- Record
GHSA-cgm7-r9p7-vv73- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiSIEM versions 7.0.0, 6.7.0 through 6.7.2, 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.0 allows attacker to escalate privilege via uploading certain GUI elements
- Record
CVE-2023-40714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40714 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.7) in Fortinet Fortisiem, published April 2, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.