What is CVE-2022-40678?

CVE-2022-40678 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-40678?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac

CVE-2022-40678

An insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC versions 9.4.0, 9.2.0 through 9.2.5, 9.1.0 through 9.1.7, 8.8.0 through 8.8.11, 8.7.0 through 8.7.6, 8.6.0 through 8.6.5, 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, 8.3.7 may allow a local attacker wi…

EPSS: 0.000 (13.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/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-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-265

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40678?: CVE-2022-40678 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-40678?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.