What is CVE-2022-42470?

CVE-2022-42470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientwindows, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-42470?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Fortinet Forticlientwindows

CVE-2022-42470

A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specifi…

EPSS: 0.001 (29.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientwindows — versions 7.0.0, 6.4.0, 6.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-320

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42470?: CVE-2022-42470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientwindows, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-42470?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.