What is CVE-2022-35843?

CVE-2022-35843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-35843?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2022-35843

An authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability [CWE-302] in the FortiOS SSH login component 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and FortiProxy SSH login component 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 2.0.0 through 2.0.10, 1.2.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to login into the device via sending specially crafted Access-Challenge response from the Radius server.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 6.4.0, 6.0.0, 7.0.0
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.0.0, 2.0.0, 1.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35843?: CVE-2022-35843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-35843?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.