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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5hfc-mjwc-89xw

## 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 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22299?

It affects 4 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-22299 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortios

- [CVE-2018-13374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13374/): Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control (medium 4.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-38374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38374/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiADC (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37933/): Cross-site scripting in FortiADC (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-39947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39947/): Command injection in FortiADC (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-35851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35851/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiADC (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22299 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Fortinet Fortios. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22299/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22299/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22299
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22299
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22299

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22299/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.