CVE-2022-35846 is a critical vulnerability 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, an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts (CWE-307) on the Telnet port, allows an unauthenticated attacker to conduct brute-force attacks to guess administrator credentials. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability poses a high risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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