CVE-2022-40684 · netVigilance record NV22-0525
Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass
past due ransomware
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2022-11-01 · passed 3 years 10 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Who is affected
Fortinet Multiple Products. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-288.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 years 10 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2022-40684 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40684
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- fortiguard.com www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40684