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CVE-2022-23441

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-23441 is a critical vulnerability affecting FortiEDR versions 5.0.2 and earlier, stemming from the use of a hard-coded cryptographic key. This flaw allows an unauthenticated network attacker to impersonate FortiEDR collectors and forge messages, leading to a high impact on confidentiality and integrity. With a CVSS score of 9.1, it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion are currently observed, the potential for severe compromise necessitates immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiedr:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0090 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

fortinetpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

fortiguard.com / psirt/FG-IR-22-019
PatchVendor Advisory