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Actively exploited · CISA KEV · NVD published 2024-03-12

CVE-2023-48788

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.

  1. First PoC
  2. 129 days →Metasploit
  3. 814 days →First cited attacker

Signals

Exploited in the wild
Yesadded 2024-03-25 · due 2024-04-15 · known ransomware use. An observation, not a forecast.
EPSS · 30-day forecast
98%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD · CRITICAL
9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Internet exposure
not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

Exploits

3 known · links only

GitHub PoCs · by trust, then stars1

  1. horizon3ai/CVE-2023-48788 ↗Trust ok 100

    Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection

    ★ 54 · created 2024-03-18

Fake proof-of-concept repositories have been used to deliver malware to the researchers who run them. The trust verdict is our engine's heuristic over the repository (account age, what it ships, how its stars arrived); it is a reason to read the code first, not a finding about its author.

Metasploit1

  1. FortiNet FortiClient Endpoint Management Server FCTID SQLi to RCE ↗

    An SQLi injection vulnerability exists in FortiNet FortiClient EMS (Endpoint Management Server). FortiClient EMS serves as an endpoint management solution tailored for enterprises, offering a centralized platform for overseeing enrolled endpoints. The SQLi is vulnerability is due to user controller strings which can be sent directly into database queries. FcmDaemon.exe is the main service responsible for communicating with enrolled clients. By default it

    ruby · seen 2026-10-18

Nuclei1

  1. Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server - SQL Injection ↗

    A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.

    yaml · seen 2026-10-18

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