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CVE-2022-40682: fortinet forticlient Incorrect Authorization

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

CVE-2022-40682 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.3% 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
0.17%
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

A incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.17% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

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
  • forticlient≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.10 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.9 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.9 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8
  • forticlientwindows≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.7 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.10 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.9 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.10

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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