Medium severity · published May 24, 2022
CVE-2022-22306
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.10, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 7.0.0 may allow a network adjacent and…
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.10, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 7.0.0 may allow a network adjacent and unauthenticated attacker to man-in-the-middle the communication between the FortiGate and some peers such as private SDNs and external cloud platforms.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
6.0.0 through 6.0.14; 6.2.0 through 6.2.10; 6.4.0 before 6.4.9; 7.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22306
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22306
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-239
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