CVE-2022-40684Critical· 9.8▾ Hadal⚠ Exploited in the wild0dayPoC availableAn authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 …
▾ Hadal zone — Critical and actively exploited (CISA KEV / 0day)
impact 53.9 · likelihood 20 · exploitation 25 · ransomware 5
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Public exploit / PoC code seen in 4 sources. Availability, not in-the-wild use.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Aug 6.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Federal remediation due Nov 1, 2022
Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
100%
Exploit-DB · 30 GitHub repos · Metasploit ×1 · Nuclei ×1 (last check)
Added to the CISA catalog on Oct 11, 2022. Federal remediation due Nov 1, 2022. View catalog ↗
An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 and 7.0.0 allows an unauthenticated atttacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
fortiproxy >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7fortiproxy = 7.2.0fortiswitchmanager = 7.0.0fortiswitchmanager = 7.2.0fortios >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7fortios >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2Upgrade past the affected range:
fortiproxy 7.0.7fortios 7.2.2Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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