CVE-2022-40684

critical-risk
Published 2022-10-18

An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 and 7.0.0 allows an unauthenticated atttacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

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94.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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2 public exploits available
51092, 52239
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

References (7)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwi...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-Bypass...
Mitigation https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwi...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-Bypass...
Mitigation https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-...
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critical-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 12/34 · Low