CVE-2023-37930 Memory corruption in FortiOS

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A VPN user can corrupt memory via crafted requests, potentially leading to code execution on Fortinet devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-37930?

CVE-2023-37930 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 8 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple issues including the use of uninitialized ressources [CWE-908] and excessive iteration [CWE-834] vulnerabilities vulnerability in Fortinet allows a VPN user to corrupt memory potentially leading to code or commands execution via specifically crafted requests.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37930?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortios, Fortinet Fortiproxy.

How do I fix CVE-2023-37930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-37930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48pm-jhrv-8jrv.

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