CVE-2022-406849.8CriticalCWE-287

CVE-2022-40684: Fortinet - Authentication Bypass

Fortinet · Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiSwitchManager

Affected: Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiSwitchManager · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 11 Oct 2022

Known ransomware use

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

ExploitationIn CISA KEV

In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue11 Oct 2022
Exploited (reported): not seen
Scanning observed: not seen
Proof of concept public: not seen
Not established: not seen

99.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Fortinet · Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiSwitchManagerFortiOS 7.2.1, 7.2.0, 7.0.6, 7.0.5, 7.0.4, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.…

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Exploitation: Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
CISA KEV: Listed since 11 Oct 2022 · known ransomware use · catalogue entry
Public check: Fortinet - Authentication Bypass · nuclei template in projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
Weakness: Improper Authentication · Authentication
Vendor: Fortinet
Published: October 2022
Band: Exploited in the wild, October 2022

What changed

5 Nov
CISA’s KEV entry now notes known ransomware use CISA
11 Oct 2022
CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA

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