Technical Tip: Why CVE-2023-28531 does not affect FortiGate
| Description | This article explains why CVE-2023-28531 does not affect FortiGate. |
| Scope | FortiGate. |
| Solution | CVE-2023-28531 is a vulnerability affecting OpenSSH. It involves the component ssh-agent, which could allow improper handling of authentication requests.
FortiOS does not use the ssh-agent component. Because of this, FortiGates are not exposed to the vulnerability and are therefore not impacted by this vulnerability.
All FortiOS versions are safe from this CVE.: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/6560-1 |
