CVE-2022-38378

low-risk
Published 2023-02-16

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.7 allows an attacker that has access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.2/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-346
Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-346
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low