CVE-2023-50178
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3...
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions and 6.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and various remote servers such as private SDN connectors and FortiToken Cloud.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions and 6.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and various remote servers such as private SDN connectors and FortiToken Cloud.
- Record
CVE-2023-50178- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55000
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions and 6.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and various remote servers such as private SDN connectors and FortiToken Cloud.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55000- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfjr-xfrh-92cf
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3...
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions and 6.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and various remote servers such as private SDN connectors and FortiToken Cloud.
- Record
GHSA-mfjr-xfrh-92cf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions and 6.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and various remote servers such as private SDN connectors and FortiToken Cloud.
- Record
CVE-2023-50178- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50178 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Fortinet Fortiadc, published July 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.