How severe is CVE-2023-50178?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-50178?

This is classified as CWE-295, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2023-50178 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 7.4

Vulnerability Description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions and 6.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and various remote servers such as private SDN connectors and FortiToken Cloud.

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