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CVE-2022-40679: fortinet fortiadc OS Command Injection

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 11-04-2023Last modified 23-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-40679 is a high (CVSS 7.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in fortinet fortiadc. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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

Fortinet3 products
  • fortiadc7.1.0 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.3 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.4 | ≥ 6.1.0, ≤ 6.1.6 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.4 | ≥ 5.4.0, ≤ 5.4.5 | ≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.7 | ≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.8 | ≥ 5.1.0, ≤ 5.1.7 | ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.0.4 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 6.2.5
  • fortiddos≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.1 | ≥ 5.5.0, ≤ 5.5.1 | ≥ 5.4.0, ≤ 5.4.2 | ≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.1 | 5.2.0 | 5.1.0 | 5.0.0 | 4.7.0 | 4.6.0 | 4.5.0 | ≥ 4.4.0, ≤ 4.4.2 | ≥ 4.3.0, ≤ 4.3.2 | ≥ 4.2.1, ≤ 4.2.2 | ≥ 4.1.1, ≤ 4.1.12 | ≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.1 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 5.7.0
  • fortiddos-f≥ 6.3.0, ≤ 6.3.3 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.2 | ≥ 6.1.0, ≤ 6.1.4 | ≥ 6.1.0, < 6.1.5 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.3 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.4 | 6.4.0

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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