02 Records
FEED: ACQUIRING
01 RecordSTATE: PUBLISHED
02 Description
CNA: fortinetA 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
SRC: CISA, FIRST, NVD, RED HAT- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-14. Federal remediation due 2023-04-04.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.- EPSS probability
- 12.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Ranks above 95.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
SCHEMA: 5.1
- Published
- 2023-03-07 16:04Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:15Z10 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-09-23
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e32ed076a16bcf47678ec0de0d9aa6ffea0e0b5f895dabd996ae2927009c0a30
05 Affected products
PAIRS: 1VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortiOS7.2.0 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— SRC: CNA
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.4 or above
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.10 or above
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.12 or above