Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2022-38378
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.7 allows an attacker that has access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
- Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 2.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-346 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38378?
- CVE-2022-38378 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-02-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38378?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.