CVE-2022-41328 (GCVE-0-2022-41328)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-07 16:04
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Execute unauthorized code or commands
Summary
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet FortiOS Version: 7.2.0   ≤ 7.2.3
Version: 7.0.0   ≤ 7.0.9
Version: 6.4.0   ≤ 6.4.11
Version: 6.2.0   ≤ 6.2.13
Version: 6.0.0   ≤ 6.0.16
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
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Date added: 2023-03-14

Due date: 2023-04-04

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41328

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