CVE-2022-41328
Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run FortiGate / FortiOS, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 4, 2023.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGate / FortiOS | Fortinet | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.16; >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.14; >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.12; >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.10; >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.4 | 6.2.14; 6.4.12; 7.0.10; 7.2.4 | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2022-41328 scored CVSS 7.1: Fortinet FortiOS, Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched FortiOS systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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