CVE-2022-22299 Code injection in Fortinet FortiADC, FortiProxy, FortiMail, FortiOS

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated user can execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted arguments in the command line interpreter of Fortinet products.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22299?

CVE-2022-22299 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 5 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in the command line interpreter of FortiADC version 6.0.0 through 6.0.4, FortiADC version 6.1.0 through 6.1.5, FortiADC version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, FortiProxy version 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiProxy version 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, FortiProxy version 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, FortiProxy version 2.0.0 through 2.0.7, FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiOS version 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, FortiOS version 6.2.0 through 6.2.10, FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.2, FortiMail version 6.4.0 through 6.4.5, FortiMail version 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 may allow an authenticated user to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command arguments.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22299?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortiadc, Fortinet Fortimail, Fortinet Fortios, Fortinet Fortiproxy.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22299?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22299 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-22299 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5hfc-mjwc-89xw.

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