CVE-2022-33873 is a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting FortiTester versions 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, and 7.0.0 through 7.1.0. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying shell via the Console login components. 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 impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog or having public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, its high EPSS score and media coverage indicate significant community and industry attention, urging immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.3.0, < 3.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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.