Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2023 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2022-40679
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in FortiADC from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiDDoS | 5.6.0 – through 5.6.15.5.0 – through 5.5.15.4.0 – through 5.4.25.3.0 – through 5.3.15.2.05.1.05.0.04.7.0 |
| Fortinet | FortiDDoS-F | 6.4.06.3.0 – through 6.3.36.2.0 – through 6.2.26.1.0 – through 6.1.4 |
| Fortinet | FortiADC | 7.1.07.0.0 – through 7.0.36.2.0 – through 6.2.46.1.0 – through 6.1.66.0.0 – through 6.0.45.4.0 – through 5.4.55.3.0 – through 5.3.75.2.0 – through 5.2.8 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R