Actively exploited
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since October 11, 2022.
CVE-2022-40684
Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Added to KEV October 11, 2022
Alert details
- Source feed
- CISA KEV
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-40684
- CWE
- CWE-288
- Affected products
- Multiple Products · Fortinet Multiple Products · Fortinet
What happened
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
What it means for your business
Fortinet Multiple Products is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (CVE-2022-40684). Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. CISA remediation due date: 2022-11-01. If you need help checking exposure, call (864) 335-9223.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: November 1, 2022
Sources
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