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 unauthenticate…

EPSS: 0.001 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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/E:F/RL:U/RC:C.

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

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.