Vulnerability

CVE-2022-41328

Medium· 6.7KEVCVSS6.7EPSS0%

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Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability

Fortinet FortiOS contains a path traversal vulnerability that may allow a local privileged attacker to read and write files via crafted CLI commands.

Threat signal

77/100

High

Severity

medium

CVSS

6.7

EPSS

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1166d overdue

AffectedFortinet — FortiOS

Added to KEV

2023-03-14

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2023-04-04

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “Fortinet FortiOS contains a path traversal vulnerability that may allow a local privileged attacker to read and write files via crafted CLI commands.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

6.7/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredHighAdmin / root privileges required.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.22%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p45

higher than 45% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2022-41328. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAttend

Active exploitation with limited impact — coordinate patching

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2023-03-14Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2023-03-14Published
2023-04-04Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

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