{"id":"CVE-2022-40684","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-40684","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:56:19.168Z","title":"Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","description":"An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 and 7.0.0 allows an unauthenticated atttacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.","published":"2022-10-18T14:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-06T05:16:38.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@fortinet.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["fortinet/fortiproxy","fortinet/fortiswitchmanager","fortinet/fortios"],"epss":{"score":0.99984,"percentile":0.99983,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-10-11","dueDate":"2022-11-01","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40684"},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2023-03-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":52239,"kind":"exploit","title":"Fortinet FortiOS_ FortiProxy_ and FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 - Authentication bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52239","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/52239.py","file":"exploits/windows/remote/52239.py","published":"2025-04-16","added":"2025-04-16","updated":"2025-04-16","author":"ub3rsick","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2022-40684"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":51092,"kind":"exploit","title":"FortiOS_ FortiProxy_ FortiSwitchManager v7.2.1 - Authentication Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51092","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/51092.sh","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/51092.sh","published":"2023-03-27","added":"2023-03-27","updated":"2023-03-27","author":"Felipe Alcantara","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2022-40684"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 November 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwitchManager-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@fortinet.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@fortinet.com"},{"url":"https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@fortinet.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwitchManager-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-40684","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40684","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}