RCE in Fortinet Fortitester

CVE-2022-35844

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the management interface 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 authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to commands of the certificate import feature.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.5% 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-2022-35844: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35844?
CVE-2022-35844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-35844?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35844 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.