CVE-2022-42476A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, FortiOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.12, FortiP…
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A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, FortiOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.12, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, FortiProxy 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions allows privileged VDOM administrators to escalate their privileges to super admin of the box via crafted CLI requests.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-23
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- fortinet
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 22, 2026
Affected products
Fortinet FortiOS fortinet:fortios | from 7.2.0 through 7.2.3; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.8; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; from 6.2.0 through 6.2.12 | CNA record |
Fortinet FortiProxy fortinet:fortiproxy | from 7.2.0 through 7.2.1; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; from 2.0.0 through 2.0.11; from 1.2.1 through 1.2.13; 01.02.00; from 1.1.4 through 1.1.6; from 01.01.00 through 01.01.03 | CNA record |
fortinet fortiproxy fortinet:fortiproxy | from 1.1.0 through 1.1.6; from 1.2.0 through 1.2.13; from 2.0.0 through 2.0.11; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 7.2.0; 7.2.1 | NVD |
fortinet fortios fortinet:fortios | from 6.2.0 through 6.2.12; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.8; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 | NVD |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-401vendor-advisory
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