Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-29184

An incomplete cleanup vulnerability [CWE-459] in FortiOS 7.2 all versions and before & FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 allows a VDOM privileged attacker to

Published Jun 10, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 11, 2025 · Fortinet FortiOS

Check this week

CVE-2023-29184 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 21.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Fortinet FortiOS.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low3.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
21.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.0 ≤6.2.17

An incomplete cleanup vulnerability [CWE-459] in FortiOS 7.2 all versions and before & FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 allows a VDOM privileged attacker to add SSH key files on the system silently via crafted CLI requests.

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  • vendor Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.0 ≤6.2.176.2.0 ≤6.2.17

How to fix CVE-2023-29184

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-29184 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 21.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Fortinet FortiOS.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.0 ≤6.2.17 6.2.0 ≤6.2.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 21.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An incomplete cleanup vulnerability [CWE-459] in FortiOS 7.2 all versions and before & FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 allows a VDOM privileged attacker to add SSH key files on the system silently via crafted CLI requests.

  2. Jun 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    An incomplete cleanup vulnerability [CWE-459] in FortiOS 7.2 all versions and before & FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 allows a VDOM privileged attacker to add SSH key files on the system silently via crafted CLI requests.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-29184

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-32785

    An incomplete cleanup vulnerability [CWE-459] in FortiOS 7.2 all versions and before & FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 allows a VDOM privileged attacker to add SSH key files on the system silently via crafted CLI requests.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.