CVE-2022-42475 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting FortiOS SSL-VPN and FortiProxy SSL-VPN products across multiple versions. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands through specially crafted requests. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, and has garnered significant community attention with numerous discussions and media coverage, though public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules are not yet available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.16CPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.