CVE-2022-41328
Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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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/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:CExploitation Context
as of October 14, 2026- CISA added CVE-2022-41328 to the KEV catalog 7 days after its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2023 is 12 days.
- It is one of 31 Fortinet entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 2 added in 2023.
- Its current EPSS score (10.7%) is higher than that of 27% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortinet FortiOS | 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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