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CVE-2022-45857: fortinet fortimanager Incorrect User Management

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 05-01-2023Last modified 22-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-45857 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Incorrect User Management vulnerability in fortinet fortimanager. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below VDOM creation component may allow an attacker to access a FortiGate without a password via newly created VDOMs after the super_admin account is deleted.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.30% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.31%

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

Fortinet1 product
  • fortimanager≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.1 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.7 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.8 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.9 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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