High severity · published Mar 7, 2023
CVE-2022-41328
Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.1
CVSS
10.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.7% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 14, 2023
Federal remediation dueApr 4, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
7.2.0 through 7.2.3; 7.0.0 through 7.0.9; 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; 6.2.0 through 6.2.13; 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41328
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41328
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
fortiguard.com
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369
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