CVE-2022-23440 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR

What is CVE-2022-23440?

CVE-2022-23440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiEDR, published on 6 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability [CWE-321] in the registration mechanism of FortiEDR collectors versions 5.0.2, 5.0.1, 5.0.0, 4.0.0 may allow a local attacker to disable and uninstall the collectors from the end-points within the same deployment.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23440?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiedr.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiEDR

• CVE-2022-23441 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR Critical 9.1
• CVE-2023-33303 Auth bypass in FortiEDR High 7.7
• CVE-2022-29057 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiEDR Medium 5.4
• CVE-2022-39949 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiEDR Medium 4.4
• CVE-2022-23446 Denial of service in Fortinet FortiEDR Medium 4.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5p2j-jqf9-mg2f.