RCE in Fortinet Fortitester

CVE-2022-33872

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerabilities [CWE-78] in Telnet login components of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary command in the underlying shell.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (86.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% 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-2022-33872: held from 0.029 to 0.030.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.030 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33872?
CVE-2022-33872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-33872?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-33872 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.