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Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2023-03-14
Remediation due
2023-04-04

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41328

Description

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
FortinetFortiOS
7.2.0 to 7.2.3
7.0.0 to 7.0.9
6.4.0 to 6.4.11
6.2.0 to 6.2.13
6.0.0 to 6.0.16

References

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Record Details

Published
2023-03-07
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
fortinet
Credited to
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