CVE-2022-40679 is an improper neutralization of special elements vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting FortiADC, FortiDDoS, and FortiDDoS-F products. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to execute unauthorized commands through specially crafted arguments. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires local access and low privileges, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low immediate threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 6.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 5.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos-f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, < 6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos-f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos-f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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