# CVE-2022-26117: Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC

> An authenticated attacker can access MySQL databases via CLI due to an empty password in the configuration file of FortiNAC.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024

## What is CVE-2022-26117?

CVE-2022-26117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 18 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An empty password in configuration file vulnerability [CWE-258] in FortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.3 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to access the MySQL databases via the CLI.

Weakness: CWE-521 (Weak Password Requirements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26117?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortinac.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-26117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiNAC

- [CVE-2022-39952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39952/): Path traversal in FortiNAC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33299/): Deserialization in FortiNAC (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-38375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38375/): Missing authorization in FortiNAC (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-39953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39953/): Privilege escalation in FortiNAC (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-43065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43065/): Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiNAC (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26117 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 18 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiNAC. 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-2022-26117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26117/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26117
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26117
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26117

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26117/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.