Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator
CVE-2022-22302
A clear text storage of sensitive information (CWE-312) vulnerability in both FortiGate version 6.4.0 through 6.4.1, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 and FortiAuthenticator version 5.5.0 and all versions of 6.1 and 6.0 may allow a local unauthorized party to retrieve the Fortinet private keys used to establish secure communication with both Apple Push Notification and Google Cloud Messaging services, via accessing the files on the filesystem.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortiauthenticator — versions 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 5.5.0
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 6.4.0, 6.0.0, 6.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-014 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22302?
- CVE-2022-22302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22302?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22302 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.