Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2022-45861
An access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability [CWE-824] in the SSL VPN portal of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.11 allows a remote authenticated attacker to crash the sslvpn daemon via an HTTP GET request.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
- Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 1.1.6, 7.0.0, 7.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-477 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45861?
- CVE-2022-45861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45861?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.