High severity · published Apr 11, 2023
CVE-2022-40679
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4,…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiadc · Fortinet
5.0.0 before 6.2.5 · source: NVD
FO
Fortiddos · Fortinet
4.0.0 before 5.7.0 · source: NVD
FO
Fortiddos-f · Fortinet
6.1.0 before 6.1.5; 6.2.0 before 6.2.3; 6.3.0 before 6.3.4; 6.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40679
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40679
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-335
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