CVEs / CVE-2022-41328
CVE-2022-41328: Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 14 Mar 2023
- high 7.1 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 10.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Fortinet FortiOS contains a path traversal vulnerability that may allow a local privileged attacker to read and write files via crafted CLI commands.
Description
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 7.2.0, up to and including 7.2.3 | — |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 7.0.0, up to and including 7.0.9 | — |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 6.4.0, up to and including 6.4.11 | — |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 6.2.0, up to and including 6.2.13 | — |
| Fortinet FortiOS | from 6.0.0, up to and including 6.0.16 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 14 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 4 Apr 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.1 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
References
- CVE-2022-41328 on NVD
- CVE-2022-41328 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369 (cited by CISA)
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41328 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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