CVE-2022-26118 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiManager , FortiAnalyzer
A local authenticated attacker with restricted shell access can escalate privileges to root due to incorrect file permissions in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-26118?
CVE-2022-26118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 18 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege chaining vulnerability [CWE-268] in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer 6.0.x, 6.2.x, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 may allow a local and authenticated attacker with a restricted shell to escalate their privileges to root due to incorrect permissions of some folders and executable files on the system.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26118?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-26118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortianalyzer
- CVE-2026-24858 Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2023-25610 Memory corruption in FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2021-32603 Server-side request forgery in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- CVE-2020-12817 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2024-48886 Auth bypass in FortiOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-825g-6mc8-89vv.