CVE-2023-48786Network attack vector

Authenticated internal requests via crafted HTTP requests

Published Jun 10, 2025 · Updated Jun 11, 2025

Server-side request forgery in affected Fortinet FortiClient EMS releases allows remote authenticated users to send internal requests. Fortinet has not disclosed the vulnerable endpoint or specific request-handling error; crafted HTTP or HTTPS input causes EMS to originate an internal request. Exploitation requires an authenticated EMS account and permits internal requests, with no published evidence of response disclosure or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in affected Fortinet FortiClient EMS releases allows remote authenticated users to send internal requests. Fortinet has not disclosed the vulnerable endpoint or specific request-handling error; crafted HTTP or HTTPS input causes EMS to originate an internal request. Exploitation requires an authenticated EMS account and permits internal requests, with no published evidence of response disclosure or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-48786
Published
Jun 10, 2025
Updated
Jun 11, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiClient EMS
Classifications
CWE-918
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.4
  2. Affected versionversion=6.4.7 <=6.4.9
  3. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.13
  4. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiClient EMSversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.4; version=6.4.7 <=6.4.9; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.13; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.2

Published CVSS scores

4.3Fortinet, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public exploit references

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