CVE-2022-40684 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager versions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP/HTTPS requests. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, with public exploit code readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiswitchmanager:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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