What is CVE-2022-40679?

CVE-2022-40679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-40679?

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

RCE in Fortinet Fortiadc

CVE-2022-40679

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.002 (14.9th 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.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiadc — versions 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.2.0
Fortinet Fortiddos — versions 5.6.0, 5.5.0, 5.4.0
Fortinet Fortiddos-f — versions 6.4.0, 6.3.0, 6.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40679?: CVE-2022-40679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-40679?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.