Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortisoar
CVE-2022-30298
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiSOAR before 7.2.1 allows a GUI user who has already found a way to modify system files (via another, unrelated and hypothetical exploit) to execute arbitrary Python commands as root.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortisoar — versions FortiSOAR 7.2.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.1, 6.4.0
- Fortinet Fortisoar — versions 7.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-152 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-30298?
- CVE-2022-30298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisoar, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-30298?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.