# CVE-2023-33300: Command injection in FortiNAC

> Attackers can execute commands and access files via crafted requests on the inter-server communication port in FortiNAC.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jp2-5x2p-j8xr

## What is CVE-2023-33300?

CVE-2023-33300 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 14 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Fortinet FortiNAC 7.2.1 and earlier, 9.4.3 and earlier allows attacker a limited, unauthorized file access via specifically crafted request in inter-server  communication port.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33300?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortinac.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiNAC

- [CVE-2022-39952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39952/): Path traversal in FortiNAC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33299/): Deserialization in FortiNAC (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-26117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26117/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-38375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38375/): Missing authorization in FortiNAC (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-39953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39953/): Privilege escalation in FortiNAC (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33300 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33300 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 14 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiNAC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33300/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33300/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33300
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33300
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33300

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33300/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.