What is CVE-2022-33869?

CVE-2022-33869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-33869?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 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 c…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.013 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:R.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwan — versions 4.5.0, 4.4.0, 4.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-157

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: 8.0/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-33869?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.