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CVE-2022-26117: fortinet fortinac Weak Password Requirements

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 18-07-2022Last modified 25-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-26117 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in fortinet fortinac. EPSS estimates a 0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.98%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An empty password in configuration file vulnerability [CWE-258] in FortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.3 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to access the MySQL databases via the CLI.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.95% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • fortinac≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.2 | ≥ 8.6.2, ≤ 8.6.5 | ≥ 8.7.0, ≤ 8.7.6 | ≥ 8.8.0, ≤ 8.8.11 | ≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.6 | ≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.4 | 8.3.7 | 8.5.4 | 8.6.0
  • fortinet fortinacFortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.3 and below.

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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