# CVE-2023-48785: Security feature bypass in FortiNAC-F

> Remote attackers can intercept HTTPS traffic between FortiOS devices and FortiNAC-F due to improper certificate validation, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:X/RC:X`)
- **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-94q2-3cfp-g294

## What is CVE-2023-48785?

CVE-2023-48785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC-F, published on 14 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the HTTPS communication channel between the FortiOS device, an inventory, and FortiNAC-F.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortinac-F.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiNAC-F

- [CVE-2026-21741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21741/): Open redirect in FortiNAC-F (low 2.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC-F, 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-2023-48785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiNAC-F. 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-2023-48785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.