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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-50178 · published 9 July 2024

CVE-2023-50178: Fortinet fortiadc improper certificate validation vulnerability

Fortinet · Fortiadc

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.

7.4 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.20% · top 90.9% CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
7.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-298 Third Party Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-298 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-50178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-09). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.