Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2022-27491

A improper verification of source of a communication channel in Fortinet FortiOS with IPS engine version 7.201 through 7.214, 7.001 through 7.113, 6.001 through 6.121, 5.001 through 5.258 and before 4.086 allows a remote and unauthenticated attacker to trigger the sending of "blocked page" HTML data to an arbitrary victim via crafted TCP requests, potentially flooding the victim.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-27491: held from 0.012 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.002

Affected products

  • Fortinet Fortios — versions FortiOS 7.2.0, 7.0.5, 7.0.4, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.9, 6.4.8, 6.4.7, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.10, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.14, 6.0.13, 6.0.12, 6.0.11, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0
  • Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27491?
CVE-2022-27491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-27491?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27491 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.