What is CVE-2022-26118?

CVE-2022-26118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-26118?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortianalyzer

CVE-2022-26118

A privilege chaining vulnerability [CWE-268] in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer 6.0.x, 6.2.x, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 may allow a local and authenticated attacker with a restricted shell to escalate their privileges to root due to incorrect permissions of some folders and executable files on the system.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortianalyzer
Fortinet Fortimanager
Fortinet Fortimanager , Fortianalyzer — versions FortiManager 6.0.x, 6.2.x, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3; FortiAnalyzer 6.0.x, 6.2.x, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26118?: CVE-2022-26118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-26118?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.