CVE-2023-40719

Dummy testing-data disclosure via static credentials

Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 30, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in fmgsvrd in affected Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer releases allow local users to read dummy testing data. The component embeds static credentials that authenticate access to Fortinet private dummy test data instead of unique user-supplied credentials. Local authenticated access with high privileges is required, and the disclosed material is limited to dummy testing data with no integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity4.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in fmgsvrd in affected Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer releases allow local users to read dummy testing data. The component embeds static credentials that authenticate access to Fortinet private dummy test data instead of unique user-supplied credentials. Local authenticated access with high privileges is required, and the disclosed material is limited to dummy testing data with no integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40719
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Updated
Aug 30, 2024
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiManager
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.3
  3. Affected versionversion=7.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiManagerversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.3; version=7.4.0
Fortinet · FortiAnalyzerversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.3; version=7.4.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.1FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078Valid Accounts

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