What is CVE-2022-45860?

CVE-2022-45860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Weak Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-45860?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Fortinet Fortinac

CVE-2022-45860

A weak authentication vulnerability [CWE-1390] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.0, FortiNAC version 9.4.2 and below, 9.2 all versions, 9.1 all versions, 8.8 all versions, 8.7 all versions in device registration page may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform password spraying attacks with an increased chance of success.

Published 2023-05-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fortinet Fortinac — versions 9.4.0, 9.2.0, 9.1.0
Fortinet Fortinac-F — versions 7.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-464 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45860?: CVE-2022-45860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Weak Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-45860?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.