What is CVE-2022-33869?

CVE-2022-33869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-33869?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Fortiwan

CVE-2022-33869

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the management interface of FortiWAN 4.0.0 through 4.5.9 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwan — versions 4.2.1, 4.5.0, 4.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-157 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33869?: CVE-2022-33869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-33869?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.