What is CVE-2022-42476?

CVE-2022-42476 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-42476?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2022-42476

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.11, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 allows privileged VDOM administrators to escalate their privileges to super admin of the box via crafted CLI requests.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.0.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42476?: CVE-2022-42476 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-42476?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.