CVE-2022-41328

Fortinet FortiOS

Published 7 Mar 2023 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.1 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 14 Mar 2023, with a remediation deadline of 4 Apr 2023 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

References

fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369 · Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41328 · US Government Resource