CVE-2022-45861
An access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability [CWE-824] in the SSL VPN portal of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 and FortiProxy version
02 Description
An access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability [CWE-824] in the SSL VPN portal of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 and FortiProxy version
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 56.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-03-07 16:21Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-22 20:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-11-23
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-824Access of Uninitialized PointerBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 92ae49efa87238ba7716343dd488f4eaf4c34fff5caa4c2dd21439b839fbc62f
05 Affected products
06 References
- fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-477
07 Remediation
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 Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 2.0.12 or above