What is CVE-2022-39953?

CVE-2022-39953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-39953?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-39953 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet Fortinac

CVE-2022-39953

A improper privilege management in Fortinet FortiNAC version 9.4.0 through 9.4.1, FortiNAC version 9.2.0 through 9.2.6, FortiNAC version 9.1.0 through 9.1.8, FortiNAC all versions 8.8, FortiNAC all versions 8.7, FortiNAC all versions 8.6…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (14.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortinac — versions 9.4.0, 9.2.0, 9.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-309

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39953?: CVE-2022-39953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-39953?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-39953 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.